This quirky comedy, a relic of a period in Italian cinema filled with absurdities both big and small, centers on the web of self-serving relationships revolving around an elderly count with a heart condition. Relatives eager to get their hands on the inheritance bring a charming nurse into the house to hasten the target’s demise. Directed by Nello Rossati, the film relies on the warm yet slightly eerie atmosphere of the countryside rather than cardboard characters. Although the plans seem to be going off without a hitch, unexpected romantic entanglements throw everything into disarray.