The hills and mountains of Italy's Alps and Appenine are the setting for this poetic re-staging of various fables and legends from Roman and medieval history. A unique blend of cinema and opera in 10 acts, which poetically narrates the origins of the Italian peninsula and its civilization. Narrated by critically acclaimed actor Giorgio Albertazzi and accompanied by the music of Claudio Monteverdi, it features the work of some of Italy's greatest poets, weaved into one man's subjective odyssey to the country of his ancestors.—Anonymous