犹太青年圭多（罗伯托·贝尼尼）邂逅美丽的女教师多拉（尼可莱塔·布拉斯基），他彬彬有礼的向多拉鞠躬：“早安！公主！”。历经诸多令人啼笑皆非的周折后，天遂人愿，两人幸福美满的生活在一起。然而好景不长，法西斯政权下，圭多和儿子…

A romantic and funny love story with a tragic end. In Paris a young Hungarian artist (Monpti) and a girl (Anne-Claire) meet and fall in love. But just when she is prepared to give herself to him she finds a pair of lady'…