- A psychopathic rapist is contained by two young farmers, one of whom is involved with the police and, while he protects a threatened young girl, finds the 'redemption'.
- A young dancer trying to make it in London during World War II discovers that people like her singing voice, too. Although she's at first reluctant to sing, she finally does and becomes a star. She hooks up with a young musician who composes classical music and turns his nose up at this vulgar "popular" music…
- In a small country town, the killing of a peasant stirs the opposition between the workers at the local market and the mayor.
- Historian wants to find Aleijadinho's daughter-in-law, who was still alive. In flashback, the life of this extraordinary Brazilian artist is told, from his birth until his death, in 1814