Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both their boss and father-in-lawβsince Aldo and Giovanni have also married into the family not for love but for money, a fate now awaiting Giacomoβhas entrusted them with a priceless piece of modern art, one that looks just like a rather unremarkable wooden leg.