
The Cesaronis (2006)
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Maurizio Mattioli as Augusto Cesaroni
Episodes 44
Betrothed / I can't see clearly
Giulio Cesaroni and Lucia Cudicini, he a widower, she separated, meet again after twenty years in Rome. They realize they still love each other and decide to get married, so Lucia's daughters, Eva and Alice, arrive from Milan and move in with the Cesaronis. Getting to know Marco, Rudi and Mimmo, Giulio's sons, is not easy and things are also complicated by uncle Cesare, Giulio's brother, and his jealousy.
Sergio wants Lucia to get back together with him, but after her ex refuses, the ruthless manager goes to Giulio's liquor store and threatens to take away his future wife, daughters and job. Giulio acts on impulse and doesn't hesitate to punch him, so Sergio, with the complicity of a doctor friend, makes the Cesaronis believe he is dying.
Read MoreThe wedding of the century / 127 Rustica
Lucia discovers Sergio's deception and Giulio, having escaped danger, immerses himself once again in the preparations: he wants his wedding party to be unforgettable for the entire neighborhood. Unfortunately, finances are languishing and Giulio finds himself entangled with a financial company and forced to lie to Lucia. The latter, having discovered her future husband's lies, decides to punish him to teach him a lesson.
Giulio, in an excess of romanticism, leads Lucia to the place where twenty years before he had made love to her for the first time, but unfortunately he gets the wrong place. Lucia, with a deadly pressure, manages to make Giulio confess: the other, the accused girl, was Stefania, now Ezio's wife. Lucia punishes her friend by wrecking her car.
Read MoreThe perfect father / The handcuffs of love
After a meeting with the school psychologist, Giulio tries to imitate Lucia in his relationship with his children, who are worried about their father's change. Meanwhile, Lucia feels lost when Eva confides in her that she intends to make love for the first time with her boyfriend and has a tough fight with her daughter.
There is tension in the Cesaroni household. Lucia is so busy with work and household chores that Giulio hasn't been able to have a moment of intimacy with her for several days. Meanwhile, Marco has a fight with Lucia, guilty of having taken the guitar from the closet that reminds the boy of his deceased mother. However, things smooth out and Marco starts playing again.
Read MoreTry again Cesare / It's not jealousy
Marco and Giulio have a tough fight over the young man's decision to become a musician. Meanwhile, Lucia receives a beautiful necklace as a gift from an anonymous admirer. The woman thinks that the gift was given to Giulio and when she discovers that the necklace actually came from her admirer Andrea, she flies into a rage.
Don Gervasio, the president of the Romulana, the neighborhood soccer team, dies suddenly, so Cesare and Andrea run for the succession. The innkeeper, thanks to Ezio's help, becomes the new president but, for the good of the team, gives up his place to the wealthier rival. The latter, after another attempt to seduce Lucia, receives Giulio's violent congratulations.
Read MoreAmerica's uncle / Seduced and abandoned
While Augusto, out of the hospital, starts a relationship with Gabriella, Eva returns from Milan with her friend Beatrice. Giulio, hoping that Marco will fall in love with her and forget his stepsister, convinces his son to organize a party. Marco, however, disappoints his father's expectations. Meanwhile, Lucia, due to the return of Professor Zuppante, has to leave school.
Giulio, Cesare and Ezio are about to leave for the traditional fishing trip when Sergio, seriously ill, shows up again. The three, suspicious of the sudden arrival of Lucia's ex, kidnap him and take him with them to Abruzzo. Upon returning to Rome, his illness revealed, the man says goodbye to his family and leaves for treatment in the United States, accompanied by Lucia, encouraged by Giulio.
Read MoreThe gifted / All the President's men
Rudi takes part in a psychological test and the result, to everyone's surprise, is that the boy is a genius. Giulio, enthusiastic, does everything to satisfy his son's needs and stimulate his intelligence. Alice, suspicious, discovers that the Leonardo da Vinci of Garbatella copied the answers. Lucia convinces Rudi to confess and the father's punishment is not long in coming.
Marco seems increasingly strange and it is now clear to everyone that he is in love. However, no one suspects that the lucky girl is Eva. Meanwhile, Sergio shows up at the Cesaroni house and, on the verge of being named Cavaliere del Lavoro by the President of the Republic, he would like to take advantage of the opportunity to embarrass Giulio and win Lucia back.
Read MoreMarta / Jokes aside
Giulio must serve a two-match suspension as the Romulan coach following a heated argument with a referee and is forced to ask Ezio to replace him on the field. Meanwhile, little Mimmo is struggling with a difficult assignment for him: an essay about his mother. The child, who remembers nothing about Marta, his dead mother, asks his father and brothers for news.
Marco learns that Eva is going to London for a weekend and would like to accompany her, so he tries to scrape together the necessary money and his uncle Cesare finds him a job as a liscio player with a small orchestra of over-sixty year olds in a club. Meanwhile, Ezio, because of a prank by Giulio and his brother, argues with Stefania and leaves home.
Read MoreThe Masetti war / Arrivals and departures
Ezio and Stefania argue furiously and involve Giulio and Lucia in their delusions. Meanwhile Marco wins a music competition but is sad because he would like to confess his love to Eva and to complicate matters there is also Cristian, the girl's ex who resurfaces after a long time, and Giulio, who, not understanding the young man's feelings, urges him to forget his stepsister.
After years of absence, Augusto Cesaroni, Giulio and Cesare's brother, leaves the United States and returns to Rome. Giulio, who has always believed Augusto to be a rich and powerful former race car driver, has to change his mind. The man, full of debts, has actually shown up only to claim his share of the liquor store. Meanwhile, Rudi blackmails Alice because of his stepsister's affair with a boy.
Read MoreArrivi e partenze
After years of absence, Augusto Cesaroni, Giulio and Cesare's brother, leaves the United States and returns to Rome. Giulio, who has always believed Augusto to be a rich and powerful former race car driver, has to change his mind. The man, full of debts, has actually shown up only to claim his share of the liquor store. Meanwhile, Rudi blackmails Alice because of his stepsister's affair with a boy.
Read MoreLo zio d'America
While Augusto, out of the hospital, starts a relationship with Gabriella, Eva returns from Milan with her friend Beatrice. Giulio, hoping that Marco will fall in love with her and forget his stepsister, convinces his son to organize a party. Marco, however, disappoints his father's expectations. Meanwhile, Lucia, due to the return of Professor Zuppante, has to leave school.
Read MoreSedotta e abbandonata
Giulio, Cesare and Ezio are about to leave for the traditional fishing trip when Sergio, seriously ill, shows up again. The three, suspicious of the sudden arrival of Lucia's ex, kidnap him and take him with them to Abruzzo. Upon returning to Rome, his illness revealed, the man says goodbye to his family and leaves for treatment in the United States, accompanied by Lucia, encouraged by Giulio.
Read MoreIn the shadow of the Colosseum / Appearances can be deceiving
Gabriella, upset by Augusto's abandonment, shows up at the Cesaroni house accompanied by a fortune teller, who instills in Ezio the doubt that Walter is not really his son. After undergoing a medical test, which shows he is sterile, the mechanic is convinced that the father of his son is Giulio. Luckily, Stefania manages to clarify the matter.
Alice hangs out with a bully named Riccardo who, in order to be accepted by Giulio, tries to appear serious and studious. When the innkeeper, with Rudi's help, discovers the boy's true nature, he reserves his most classic punishment for him: the broom. Meanwhile, Marco, while still being troubled by his feelings for Eva, lets himself be seduced by Rachele, the new teacher.
Read MoreAll'ombra del Colosseo
Gabriella, upset by Augusto's abandonment, shows up at the Cesaroni house accompanied by a fortune teller, who instills in Ezio the doubt that Walter is not really his son. After undergoing a medical test, which shows he is sterile, the mechanic is convinced that the father of his son is Giulio. Luckily, Stefania manages to clarify the matter.
Read MoreL'apparenza inganna
Alice hangs out with a bully named Riccardo who, in order to be accepted by Giulio, tries to appear serious and studious. When the innkeeper, with Rudi's help, discovers the boy's true nature, he reserves his most classic punishment for him: the broom. Meanwhile, Marco, while still being troubled by his feelings for Eva, lets himself be seduced by Rachele, the new teacher.
Read MoreSpring / Houston, we've got a problem
Rudi is growing up and seems to be morbidly attracted to girls. So Giulio, not without embarrassment, begins to address the topic of sex with his children. Rudi, however, wants to move from theory to practice and invites his friends home to play the "postman game". When the innkeeper catches Rudi kissing Alice, he goes back to his old ways. Meanwhile, Eva becomes jealous once she discovers the relationship.
After a strange phone call, Giulio becomes convinced that Lucia is being pursued by a man. After entrusting his children to the care of Ezio and Stefania, the innkeeper leaves for the United States with Cesare and Gabriella, but during the flight the Cesaroni brothers are mistaken for two attackers and repatriated. Upon his return to Italy, Giulio discovers that the mysterious John is none other than Lucia's gay roommate.
Read MorePrimavera
Rudi is growing up and seems to be morbidly attracted to girls. So Giulio, not without embarrassment, begins to address the topic of sex with his children. Rudi, however, wants to move from theory to practice and invites his friends home to play the "postman game". When the innkeeper catches Rudi kissing Alice, he goes back to his old ways. Meanwhile, Eva becomes jealous once she discovers the relationship.
Read MoreHouston, abbiamo un problema
After a strange phone call, Giulio becomes convinced that Lucia is being pursued by a man. After entrusting his children to the care of Ezio and Stefania, the innkeeper leaves for the United States with Cesare and Gabriella, but during the flight the Cesaroni brothers are mistaken for two attackers and repatriated. Upon his return to Italy, Giulio discovers that the mysterious John is none other than Lucia's gay roommate.
Read MoreInstructions for use / Bad influences
Giulio needs to spend more time with his children and, in agreement with Cesare, hires a maid, Daniela. The woman, however, falls in love with him and the innkeeper must try in every way to resist the young woman's assaults. Meanwhile, Alice, to impress a boy, joins the school soccer team coached by Cesare and Lucia returns from America.
Little Mimmo is in love with his classmate Sara, who plays the princess in the school play. The child, in order to be close to her, accepts the part of the maid of honor and asks Lucia for help in getting ready. Giulio, noticing the preparations for the play, misunderstands Mimmo's interest in the female universe and, believing him to be gay, tries to involve him and convert him to male activities.
Read MoreIstruzioni per l'uso
Giulio needs to spend more time with his children and, in agreement with Cesare, hires a maid, Daniela. The woman, however, falls in love with him and the innkeeper must try in every way to resist the young woman's assaults. Meanwhile, Alice, to impress a boy, joins the school soccer team coached by Cesare and Lucia returns from America.
Read MoreCattive influenze
Little Mimmo is in love with his classmate Sara, who plays the princess in the school play. The child, in order to be close to her, accepts the part of the maid of honor and asks Lucia for help in getting ready. Giulio, noticing the preparations for the play, misunderstands Mimmo's interest in the female universe and, believing him to be gay, tries to involve him and convert him to male activities.
Read MoreThe last chance / Cleaning school
Giulio helps Rudi study for his class test, but the boy gets a bad grade for the umpteenth time. Meanwhile, the school newspaper edited by Alice reports a secret relationship between a student and a teacher, and Rachele, thinking that Marco is to blame, tries to get revenge. Rudi and Alice manage to make amends.
At school Rudi and Alice compete for the role of gang leader, while Lucia, depressed by her absence from teaching, devotes herself with obsessive attention to household chores, worrying Giulio. Marco, abandoned by Rachele, confesses to Eva that months before he had been in love with her.
Read MoreL'ultima occasione
Giulio helps Rudi study for his class test, but the boy gets a bad grade for the umpteenth time. Meanwhile, the school newspaper edited by Alice reports a secret relationship between a student and a teacher, and Rachele, thinking that Marco is to blame, tries to get revenge. Rudi and Alice manage to make amends.
Read MoreScuola di pulizia
At school Rudi and Alice compete for the role of gang leader, while Lucia, depressed by her absence from teaching, devotes herself with obsessive attention to household chores, worrying Giulio. Marco, abandoned by Rachele, confesses to Eva that months before he had been in love with her.
Read MoreDerby of the heart / A sea of troubles
While Eva tries to win over Marco, who is distressed by the end of his relationship with Rachele, Giulio and Cesare find themselves in trouble with the tax authorities. With financial help from Gabriella, the two must accept the woman, Lucia and Stefania as assistants in the management of the wine shop. The business starts up again with flying colors, but the men are not happy with the female presence.
Lucia plans a group vacation at a campsite in Sardinia, but friends and relatives have other plans and one by one they back out, so Giulio and Lucia are forced to leave alone. Eva, convinced by Giulio to forget Marco, for the good of the family, follows Veronica to Croatia, while Marco and Walter leave for Greece.
Read MoreDerby del cuore
While Eva tries to win over Marco, who is distressed by the end of his relationship with Rachele, Giulio and Cesare find themselves in trouble with the tax authorities. With financial help from Gabriella, the two must accept the woman, Lucia and Stefania as assistants in the management of the wine shop. The business starts up again with flying colors, but the men are not happy with the female presence.
Read MoreUn mare di guai
Lucia plans a group vacation at a campsite in Sardinia, but friends and relatives have other plans and one by one they back out, so Giulio and Lucia are forced to leave alone. Eva, convinced by Giulio to forget Marco, for the good of the family, follows Veronica to Croatia, while Marco and Walter leave for Greece.
Read MoreThe art of loving / At crazy speed
Lucia has remained in Rome to organize an exhibition of young emerging painters, and Ezio, convinced that she wants to win Giulio back, hatches a plan to bring the two back together. When the innkeeper convinces himself he's got a second chance with his ex-wife, the truth hits him like a cold shower. Rudi returns from vacation convinced he's forgotten Miriam, and Alice is filled with hope that his feelings will be reciprocated.
Ezio decides to buy Walter's former garage, and to do so, he ends up gambling away the Cesaroni wine shop, pitting himself against a biker gang. Marco, thanks to Lucia's support, finds the courage to tell Giulio the truth about his relationship with Eva. Meanwhile, he and Maya are at loggerheads, so much so that the young Cesaroni does everything he can to make her look bad to her family.
Read MoreGlow in the sky / Eternal youth
Ezio and Cesare, certain they're in contact with aliens, become convinced the world is about to end and decide to steal a submarine to save themselves from the Great Flood. For Giulio, however, the most important thing is to make a good impression on Lucia. While Alice and Rudi grow increasingly cold, Diego meets Miriam, and they immediately fall in love.
Giulio finds himself dealing with a young suitor who, because of Ezio and Cesare's intervention, threatens to report him in revenge for being rejected. Lucia's intervention brings the girl to her senses, and Giulio, happy at his newfound connection with his ex-wife, can only be stunned when she announces she's about to return to Venice.
Read MoreA bookmark in the heart / True father
Giulio, Cesare, and Ezio clash with Stefania and Lucia over the assignment of the former Barilon store, where the men want to open a Roma Club and the women a bookstore. In a clash where the ends justify the means, Giulio, seeing the bookstore as a reason for Lucia to stay in Rome, boycotts his friends.
Cesare discovers he has a son, the result of a sperm donation he made in his youth. However, things aren't as they seem, and this time, Cesare's enthusiasm will suffer the consequences. To finance their fashion project, Alice and Jolanda decide to find work as waiters, which is how they meet Francesco.
Read MoreFar from prejudices
Ezio decides to buy an old Alfa Romeo Arna, so he convinces Cesare and Giulio to take a trip to Sicily to pick up the car. Fueled by Cesare's prejudices against the island, the three become convinced they're staying with a mafia family. Meanwhile, Lucia is forced to confront her jealousy: seeing Giulio in a costume on the front page of a neighborhood calendar is quite disturbing to her.
Read MoreYou divine music / From love stolen
Cesare is convinced that Flaminio Maphia plagiarized a rap song he composed in his youth with Giulio and Ezio and their group, "The Gladiators." To prove to everyone that the current hit, "Rome by Night," is his creation, he decides to reunite the band. Giulio and Ezio, however, are too rusty to play, and Cesare decides to fend for himself.
Ezio, Giulio, and Cesare decide to kidnap Lucia so that Giulio can prove his courage by saving her and at the same time cast a bad light on Fabrizio, Lucia's boyfriend. The mechanic's plan, however, goes awry, and the three end up in a world of trouble. Alice and Jolanda, despite initial difficulties, receive an order for their clothing.
Read MoreGenius between the pages / Miraculously
Giulio receives a court summons for separation and decides it's time to forget Lucia. Fate, however, intervenes, and the two reunite in Maremma to help Ezio. Maya, listening to the song Marco wrote for Nathalie, discovers a new facet of love.
Mimmo seeks comfort in prayer to ease the pain of love, but Ezio is convinced that the boy's destiny is to become a saint. Francesco, Jolanda, Rudi, and the others organize a surprise party for Alice's eighteenth birthday, but she ruins her friends' plans by leaving for Milan.
Read MoreNever down / One step at a time
Giulio receives a visit from Ricky, a former boxer he fought twenty years earlier. He wants to arrange a friendly match, but it quickly turns into a fight to the death. Meanwhile, Lucia tries to tell Fabrizio she still loves Giulio, but it proves more difficult than expected. Elena, recently returned to Rome, puts a strain on Alice and Francesco's relationship.
Ezio is accused of stealing money from Barilon's garage, and Diego is the only one willing to help the mechanic prove his innocence. Lucia and Alice move back into the Cesaroni household, just in time to celebrate Christmas together. Mimmo, however, insists on going to Sicily to see Andy. Meanwhile, Maya receives an unexpected visit from Jay, her boyfriend.
Read MoreMilan round trip
Cesare tells Mimmo that he has to write an essay on the origin of the surname of the mythical Cesaroni family, which dates back to the Roman Empire, where Cesare's ancestor ran a tavern, and Giulio's ancestor was a brave soldier.
Read MoreAlla ricerca del tempo passato
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Milan round trip
To resolve a dispute over Giulio's house, the trio decides to travel to Milan to meet their cousin Flavio Cesaroni. Ezio and Cesare, convinced that Flavio is a financial genius, allow themselves to be drawn into a large investment, mortgaging Giulio's house.
Read MoreWith eyes closed / Against everything and everyone
In Garbatella, Blind People's Day is being celebrated, and Sonsei, having become blind out of necessity, frames the Cesaronis by cheating them as usual. Meanwhile, Marco, with Francesco's help, decides to force fate for once and declare his love to Maya. Meanwhile, Mimmo decides to pose as Justin Bieber to help Belinda and thus teach Matilde a lesson.
Cesare and Ezio find themselves at loggerheads over Walterino, the Masettis' hamster. To resolve the matter, the two friends are forced to turn to the Forum court. Marco and Maya are finally together and can enjoy their romantic idyll, even though Maya knows she'll have to tell Marco the truth sooner or later.
Read MoreFrom West to East / No half measures
Giulio and Cesare, lured by a large sum of money, decide to sell the liquor store to the Chinese. But retirement life isn't as fun as they thought. After a night of passion, Rudi avoids Alice, unsure of his feelings, and she suffers, giving in more and more to Francesco's attentions.
Stefania receives explosive news: a well-known director is interested in making a film of her erotic novel. He asks Lucia to pose as his agent. The two women thus meet none other than Rocco Siffredi. Giulio is jealous, but rather than admit it, he unleashes a series of events that could destroy his newly formed union with his wife.
Read MoreDa occidente a oriente
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Senza mezze misure
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Dreaming of reality / With noble principles
During an away match between Roma and Palermo, Salvatore dreams that Giulio will die and convinces Cesare to do everything he can to prevent the tragedy. The dream turns out to be incredibly true, but, fortunately, not everything goes as planned.
The Grand Dukes use every devious means to pressure Marco and his family and force the Cesaroni family out of Maya's life. They organize a gala dinner where all sorts of bizarre events occur, but true love is hard to defeat.
Read MoreSognando la realtà
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Con nobili princìpi
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Betting / Old legends
With Giulio and Lucia away, Cesare and Ezio must take care of Mimmo. However, the boy falls into the clutches of Son Sei, a repurposed host on a local TV station that distributes lottery numbers. Maya discovers that her parents have cut off her finances and, to support herself, takes a job as a wedding photographer's assistant.
It's Barilon's birthday, and Ezio decides to give him an ancient Egyptian ornament depicting a black cat. When the mechanic discovers that the figurine brings good luck, he convinces Cesare and Giulio to help him steal it, triggering a curse that affects everyone. But things are not as they seem.
Diego's sister Lisa unexpectedly arrives in town.
Read MoreScommesse
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Vecchie leggende
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The perfect recipe / There's no point in hiding
Lucia and Stefania host a famous chef at their bookstore. He hosts a TV show where the husband and wife cook, and they always end up arguing. This is exactly what happens to Lucia and Giulio when they decide to challenge each other to see who is the best cook. The outcome of the challenge will have amusing and unpredictable consequences.
To help Lisa repay her debt, Rudi and Diego organize a clandestine gambling den in the wine shop, taking advantage of Giulio's absence and without Cesare's knowledge. Ezio covers for them by making Cesare and Salvatore believe he is an alcoholic. But the misunderstanding is destined to fail, and the truth comes out. Diego, however, manages to get back into Stefania's good graces and is welcomed back into the house.
Read MoreLa ricetta perfetta
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Inutile nascondersi
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We are all like this / The same and different
Stefania and Lucia discover that Giulio and Ezio are chauvinistic and backward toward love between women and decide to take revenge. The prank spirals out of control. A trip to the beach before all their friends' high school exams brings Alice and Rudi closer, but Francesco's arrival throws everything into disarray.
With Pamela away, Cesare allows himself to be seduced by Carla, Blinda's mother, who tries to win him over. Pamela kicks him out of the house. Cesare then shows up at Carla's house with Giulio and Ezio with a plan that should put everything right. Eva's arrival makes coexistence at the Cesaroni house with Marco and Maya increasingly difficult, sparking a fight between the two lovers.
Read MoreSiamo tutti così
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Uguali e diversi
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A real drama / There are people who don't make them anymore
Ezio learns from the newspapers that the Captain who married him and Stefania years earlier on a boat was actually a con man. The marriage is invalid, and Ezio wants to exploit his new single status, but all he does is ruin his relationship with Stefania. Giulio and Lucia try to mend fences. Francesco asks Alice to move in together, and she accepts.
Thirty years have passed since the death of his father, Romolo, and to commemorate him, Cesare has decided to move his body to a new chapel. But the coffin has disappeared. Giulio and Augusto try to hide from him the fact that his father had a lover and that he wished to be buried next to her, but the truth comes out.
Read MoreUn vero dramma
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Ci sono della gente che non li fanno più
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Giulio and his brothers
A new family arrives at the Cesaronis' home: Sofia with her three children, Nina, Irene, and Ivan. The woman is an old acquaintance, having lived in Garbatella twenty years earlier, and there's a secret between her and Giulio that threatens to upend the Cesaronis' lives.
Read MoreTwo hearts and a hope
Giulio doesn't give up and tries to rekindle his relationship with Annibale by offering him a share in the wine shop. Sofia has a secret: she's moved to Rome because she suffers from a serious heart condition and must undergo experimental treatments.
Read MoreFear and loathing in Garbatella
All the Cesaronis rally around Francesco in the hospital after a serious accident. Alice, distraught with guilt, wishes she could be by his side and help him. The Cesaronis must come to terms with another shocking piece of news: Annibale, their fourth brother, is gay. Meanwhile, Sofia goes to a job interview in L'Aquila and discovers that her children aren't exactly what she expected.
Read MoreSex, lies and web series
Alice and Francesco, both wheelchair-bound, are taken in by the Cesaroni household. The situation isn't great, and tensions between her, him, and Rudi threaten to explode at any moment. Annibale becomes embroiled in the Cesaronis' and Stefania's problems: he must help Cesare, who doesn't trust Augusto and fears he might steal money from the liquor store, and Stefania, who must track down Ezio.
Read MoreThe daughter's room
Sofia offers to accompany Nina to Rimini to meet Federico, and once they're alone, she takes advantage of the situation to confess that she spent a night of love with Giulio in her youth, but she doesn't tell her she's his daughter. The innkeeper is hesitant to tell Nina he's her father, but Annibale dissuades him.
Read MoreLow treason
Marco returns home and discovers that Francesco and Alice have broken up because of her infidelity. To impress Irene, Mimmo offers to help her with her physics homework, but the plan backfires, and when he has to retrieve the originals from the teachers' room, he's forced to ask Rudi for help. Irene becomes increasingly fascinated by the older Cesaroni.
Read MoreThe good and the illness
Giulio is finally about to leave for New York, but Lucia, due to an unexpected event, must join Eva in San Francisco. Once again, fate keeps them apart. Rudi urges Irene to forget about the kiss and realize that Mimmo is in love with her. Meanwhile, Francesco forces Alice to move her things from their house.
Read MoreFor a fistful of Mimmo
Irene begins dating Alessio, the high school bully who spearheads the school occupation. Alice tries everything she can to mend her relationship with Francesco, who, to make her jealous, begins dating Arianna, the beautiful physical therapist. Nina tries everything she can to convince Francesco to step back and get back together with Alice.
Read MoreThe boys of the lake
Mimmo and Rudi are at odds with each other over Irene. To the adults' surprise, Irene isn't in love with Mimmo, but she's smitten with Rudi. Both Sofia and Giulio are busy coping with their children's adolescent torments. Nina, growing closer to Francesco, realizes that she doesn't actually want to become a doctor and, to the admissions committee's surprise, turns down a chance to earn a perfect 30 with honors.
Read MoreThere was a son in America
Nina is increasingly in crisis; Federico's attentions aren't making her happy, but she tries, at all costs, to stay close to Francesco. When, tired of her confusion, Federico tells her he's realized she's fallen in love with Francesco, Nina realizes it's over. Happiness, however, isn't around the corner because Francesco and Alice have decided to get married.
Read MoreThe best day of his life
Sofia is awaiting her transplant, and Giulio is torn between preparing for Alice and Francesco's wedding and the constant support his friend provides. Nina and Francesco are growing closer: once again, thanks to his friend, Francesco manages to overcome the psychological block that kept him confined to his wheelchair. Stefania, just as she's about to begin turning her gaze to the male gender again, discovers that the ever-kind Luca is gay.
Read MoreI love you too much to (not) tell you
The day before the transplant has arrived, and to exorcise her fear, Sofia decides to throw a party. All her friends flock there, except Giulio, who has decided to stay as far away from her as possible. Alice realizes Francesco's true feelings and decides not to marry him. Stefania finally gives in to Alfredo, and Annibale begins to grow closer to Luca.
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