Which a young man desperately tries to make it big with some unlikely allies and a dastardly diabolical plan to pull off the perfect murder.

　　"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.

　　1918年，捷克斯拉夫成立，这是捷克人民首次拥有自己的祖国。伊利·曼佐藉古喻今地运用了出身卑微、亟欲挤身上流阶层的暴发户，总是能让女人们神魂颠倒的风流公爵，一群被利欲薰心的凡夫俗子，以及热恋中的年轻男女，编织出这部甚具魅力的卧房喜剧。新时代来临了，还是美好的往日不复存在呢？曼佐完成本片的同年，捷克也发生了“丝绒革命”。

　　Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope their wish will be fulfilled.

　　尤哈（萨卡里·库斯曼嫩 Sakari Kuosmanen 饰）和玛利亚（卡蒂·奥廷宁 Kati Outinen 饰）是一对生活在幸福和平淡之中的老夫少妻，两人住在他们经营的农场里，离群索居不问世事。一天，一个名叫辛麦卡（安德烈·维尔姆斯 André Wilms 饰）的男人来到了农场，他的车抛锚了。善良的尤哈邀请辛麦卡在农场过夜，哪知道就此为自己找了个麻烦。
　　原来，辛麦卡是一个油嘴滑舌的花花公子，他花言巧语诱惑和哄骗了玛利亚，最终，玛利亚决定和辛麦卡私奔。然而，来到了大城市后，辛麦卡才露出了自己的真面目，他将玛利亚卖到了一家妓院里替自己工作。当尤哈得知了玛利亚的近况后，他决定向辛麦卡寻仇。

　　8-year old Oskar lives in a family-run children's home. Every day he escapes to the world of his own imagination. His idol is the hero of a tv series, Detective Bruno. On the day of his birthday, the boy receives a treasure-hunt clue left behind by his late parents. Oskar decides to hire Detective Bruno, his favourite TV series character, to solve the quest. Real-life Bruno, the worn- out actor in PR crisis, decides to use Oscar to rebuild his image. They embark on an urban adventure through Warsaw. The journey makes Bruno change his ways and helps Oskar cope with the loss of his parents.

　　GoodBye presents a heart-warming story about life, family and relationships.

　　A failed treasure hunter tricks his girlfriend into going on a vacation to Mallorca, hoping to both fix the relationship and find the legendary Ghost Dagger, with deadly consequences.

　　Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.

　　围绕着“平凡”的话题展开，例如不断增长的激励市场、神棍、严肃的育儿问题，以及像门铃、他做的沙拉和青少年的荒谬之处等“棘手”的问题。