'The Mazurka of the Baron, the Saint and the Early Fig Tree') is a 1975 Italian black comedy film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati.

[4] The film marked Avati's return to filmmaking after a six-year absence, during which he worked as director of TV commercials.

[5] Baron Anteo Pellacani returns to the family estate to assume the rights of the heir.

In the garden adjacent to the old mansion, there is a fig tree, which, according to legend, has miraculous properties.

But the baron has his own memories: he fell from this magical tree at a young age and injured his leg so badly that he remained lame for life.