Happy As Lazzaro + Introduction (12A)

In the tiny Italian village of Inviolata, landholder Marchesa Alfonsina De Luna mercilessly exploits her labourers. Among these slave workers is a reserved, wide-eyed innocent called Lazzaro, who buoys their spirits of comrades with his kindness. A young nobleman called Tancredi, who is embarrassed by the actions of his family, gravitates towards Lazzaro. He hatches a hare-brained scheme to fake his own kidnapping. Lazzaro agrees to participate, blind to the tragic consequences of his actions.