quot;The Witch Burnt Alive"
After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous.
"Community Spirit"
Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through.
"The Earth Seen from the Moon"
The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific.
"The Sicilian"
Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories.
"A Night Like Any Other"
Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.
平凡的男青年维克多(阿兰·贝茨 Alan Bates 饰)爱上了他的同事英格丽(朱恩·里奇
June Ritchie 饰),两人和世界上大部分情侣一样的相处着。一天,英格丽告诉维克多,她的腹中怀上了他的孩子,于是两人决定携手步入婚姻的殿堂。
刚刚结婚那段日子里,维克多和英格丽过得非常的幸福和恩爱,可是由于两人都没有房子,他们只得和英格丽的母亲住在一起。英格丽的母亲是一位非常爱管闲事的妇人,家中的大小事宜都要过问,因此常常和维克多产生矛盾,每当两人吵架时,英格丽往往都站在母亲的那一边责备维克多,这让后者感到很失望。随着时间的推移,夫妻两人之间的感情产生了裂痕。
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced the pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients.
由于涉嫌强暴并杀死未成年女孩,亨瑞(吉恩·哈克曼 Gene Hackman 饰)被维克多警长(摩根·弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰)拘留了,虽然亨瑞最初的身份是发现了小女孩尸体的报案者,但他严重前后不符的证词无疑为罪恶天平向他的倾斜增加了一枚砝码。
通过亨瑞的妻子沙特尔(莫妮卡·贝鲁奇 Monica Bellucci 饰)的证词,维克多得知他们两人的夫妻关系早已名存实亡,而造成这一局面的罪魁祸首,竟然是亨特和她年幼的侄女之间说不清道不明的暧昧关系。在搜查了亨瑞的房子后,警探欧文斯(托马斯·简 Thomas Jane 饰)在暗房里找到了被害女孩的照片,案件的破解至此已经万事俱备,只欠亨瑞最后的自白了。
Daniela is unsure about what to do next and where to live. Mia is finishing a master’s degree that she spontaneously started. Along with Natascha, another friend thinking of moving to Vienna, they wander around and talk. An insomniac’s hang-out film.