A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.

When Domenico first meets Filomena in Naples during World War II, he is instantly smitten. Flash forward to the postwar years, and the two meet again, sparking a passionate affair…

A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.