Professor Toti, soon to retire, urges young Giacomino to reconsider his decision and return to his "family." A "special" family, as the professor has decided to get married : “The government won’t get away with it… I want to force it to pay the pension not only to me but also to my wife after my death.” The professor challenges social conventions by creating an "extended" family. His marriage to a young woman makes him simultaneously a husband, a father, and... a grandfather, with the resulting comedic misunderstandings. Professor Toti rebels against the interference of the "school," the "people," and the "church." He frees himself from societal masks to defend the most cherished values of family. He fights hypocrisy to preserve the truths of familial love. “We have one mask for the family, one for society, one for work…”