明朝嘉靖年间，情歌户部侍郎杨继康（董柯娣 饰）因不满朝内奸臣严嵩专权，情歌借口年事已高，欲告老还乡。在他六十寿辰之际，众女儿及夫婿前来拜寿，并争相提出养老送终。三女杨三春（何英 饰）携夫婿邹应龙（方雪雯 饰）前来拜寿，因礼薄遭娘家人冷遇。二姐（吴海丽 饰）持宠欺凌妹妹和妹夫，并唆使杨夫人（徐爱武 饰）将三春和应龙逐出杨府。因受族弟诛连，杨继康全家被逐出京城。二姐见家父落魄，拒绝抚养，昔日同窗摄奸臣淫威，也不敢收留杨继康夫妇，致二老和婢女翠云（何赛飞 饰）流落街头。绝境中，三女杨三春念人伦，将二老接回家奉养。三女婿邹应龙设计斗倒严嵩，杨家冤案昭雪......
林隆璇
回复 :小镇里，一家超级市场的宣传车四处开动，正在播放着周年庆大减价的消息，森田屋的礼子（高峰秀子 饰）却很苦恼。这家家庭式百货商店是礼子婆家的店，结婚不久后，丈夫于战场战死，家里只剩下上了年纪的婆婆（三益爱子 饰）和年纪尚幼的小叔幸司（加山雄三 饰）。礼子一人扛下经营的重担，一晃十八年，而现在却遭到超级市场的大冲击。礼子的小姑们——久子（草笛光子 饰）和隆子（白川由美 饰）想要借森田屋这块地皮改造成超级市场，而改建计划里却没有礼子的位置。知晓实情后的礼子借再婚之名决定离开森田屋。而另一方面，幸司终于按捺不住自己对礼子的爱意，倾诉了他的想法。礼子平静的生活被这告白扰乱，变得心绪不宁，正好借森田屋改建之事离开这个是非之地。在幸司送礼子回老家的路途上，面对离别，礼子流露出不舍，她对幸司其实也怀抱爱意只是碍于叔嫂的身份而无法表露。离老家越来越近，等待幸司和礼子的是爱意的互通还是更深的悲剧……
胡瓜
回复 :萧条的城市里，帮派分子随处可见，担任黑手党会计的杰克因为私吞黑手党财产并向警方告密，而遭到黑手党监视，他一家人被困在公寓中随时会遭遇不测。杰克和妻子将小儿子菲尔托付给单身女邻居葛洛莉（吉娜·罗兰兹 Gena Rowlands 饰），然而他们自己却没能躲过黑手党……欲追回钱款的黑手党继续追索菲尔，但此时，身份并不简单的葛洛莉挺身而出，决定保护这个陌生的男孩。二人在黑手党的包围中侥幸逃走，声称厌恶孩子的葛洛莉与英语不甚流利的混血男孩在步步惊心的旅途中营造了互信与默契，但葛洛莉清楚，真正的把菲尔从黑手党手中解救出来需要她做出一个惊险的决定……
于娜
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.
