影片以1860年意大利的西西里岛为背景，通过萨里纳亲王这个中心人物的心路历程，反映出面对风起云涌崭新时代的到来，身处翻天覆地的社会变革的浩荡潮流当中，原有权贵和贵族因此而没落这一无奈而必然的命运。萨利纳亲王一家原本过着平静的生活。但随着局势的急剧变化，亲王的外甥唐克雷迪投奔正在西西里登陆的青年意大利党人加里波军队。返回故里，唐克雷迪对市长塞达拉的女儿安杰莉卡一见钟情，两人情投意合，不久便订婚了。塞达拉答应给女儿一份丰富的嫁妆，这样便挽救了萨利纳即将衰败的家族，而塞达拉也因能跟大贵族攀亲而沾沾自喜。此后，西西里岛进行了全民投票，结果一致赞成归并意大利。都灵派来了使者，邀请萨利纳作为名门贵族的代表，参加议会工作，但被萨利纳拒绝了。新政府没有给这个沉睡了两千多年的岛屿带来任何变化，特别是加里波在战败后，巴勒莫上流社会的生活又恢复了旧貌，贵族们频频举行舞会，庆幸劫后余生。
孟子焱
回复 :周建（王学兵）和夏蓓（刘婕）在繁琐的婚前准备过程中，与五段不同年龄段人的爱情故事迎面，在这些故事里，他们瞥见自己的过去、现在以及可能的未来。《声音》一段，他们见到的是少年人朦胧美好的初恋风情；《照片》一段，他们感受到的是青年人热恋的轰烈；《玩具》一段，年轻夫妇婚后平凡、平淡的生活与幻想世界的差距被他们尽收眼底；《十三香》一段，入他们眼的，是人到中年再次面对爱情考验时走上离婚之路的无奈和坚决；《麻将》一段，他们所见，则是步入人生黄昏之境的老年人沐浴夕阳之恋的温馨。
李在元
回复 :次期総理の座を狙う大蔵大臣磯部の私設秘書・秦一毅の元お手伝い・池畑良子が殺された。ルポライター、母田耕一は政界の謎をあばこうと秦の身辺をさぐっていた矢先の事件で秦の内妻、青蛾が奇妙な手型占いをするという噂をきく。しかもその的中率を頼んで大物政治家、財界人等が己れの手型を持って続々と詰めかけており、秦自身もこの占いのお陰で現在の地位を築いたというのだ。母田は青蛾の影を追い始める。そんなある日、後輩の事件記者須藤に、ゆき子という変り者の美人ママがいるというバーに連れて行かれる。母田は彼女に強くひかれ、彼のマンションで密会するようになった。だが母田は何者かによって殺害され、須藤は危険を承知で母田の仕事を引き継ぎ、彼の残した足跡を探る。昔、ある麻布のバーに占いのよく当たる娘がいたという事、ママの名前は麗子。そして秦の内妻、つまり青蛾の正体が麗子である事をつきとめる。やがて彼は謎の占いの娘の写真を見せられるが、それは青蛾ではなく倉田ゆき子だった。追いうちをかけるように、須藤のもとに青蛾惨殺の報が届いた。さらに、ホテル王高橋佳哉にゆき子から呼び出しがかかった。高橋に同行した須藤の前にゆき子が姿を現わした。ゆき子の告白によれば高橋は母の仇だという。敗戦の混乱の中、妻と生き別れて満州から引き揚げてきた高橋は真弓と結ばれ、赤ん坊が生まれた。だがその赤ん坊はすぐに病死し真弓はショックのあまり精神に異常をきたした。高橋はふとした偶然で生き別れていた妻と再会し、真弓の前から姿を消して別に家庭を持った。二人の間に生まれた赤ん坊は、復讐鬼となった真弓に盗まれ、三十数年が経過した。その間、真弓に育てられたのが盗まれた赤ん坊のゆき子で、高橋に復讐する事だけを徹底的に教え込まれ、占いという特殊能力を生かし、青蛾を使って高橋が目の前に現われる日を待っていたのだが、途中、おじ気づいた青蛾を殺害した。高橋に、真弓の本当の娘でない事を教えられたゆき子はあまりの残酷さに発狂寸前だった。
辽意
回复 :"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.
