After the death of his wife, King Conrad decides to remarry for the sake of his only child, the beautiful Snow White. However, during her husband's absence, the King's new wife soon proves her cruelty. Known and feared by the name of "Lady Chrystel", the dark queen uses black magic in attempt to eliminate Snow White with a poisonous apple.
Naples, 1959. Pure Mathematics professor Renato Caccioppoli, Bakunin's grandson, is a tortured soul. Recently discharged from the psychiatric hospital, left by his wife, and increasingly disillusioned with academia and the Communist Party, he lives his last days with painful detachment.
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy.
