主演：Tecla Insolia Nika Perrone 瓦莱丽亚·布鲁尼·泰德斯基 阿尔玛·诺斯 朱塞佩·斯帕塔 Clara Greco 杰丝敏·特丽卡
导演：瓦莱丽亚·戈利诺 尼古朗基罗·杰洛米尼
简介：一头驴子不慎掉进了枯井，众人设法救它，都没有成功，就决定埋了它。驴子悲声鸣叫，可当泥土落下的时候，它却出乎意料地安静了。它努力抖落背上的泥土，把它们踩在脚下，让自己登高一点。就这样，它随着泥土的抖落不断登高，最后竟在众人的惊奇声中走出了枯井。The novel follows a woman, Modesta, who is born on 1 January 1900 and her experiences though her life in the twentieth century. The text is written for the most part in the first person (by Modesta), but sometimes also in the third person, especially in the first part of the novel.