夏天快要来临的时候，蕾全巴黎女子戴尔芬（玛丽·瑞莱 Marie Rivière 饰）却陷入了忧伤与烦闷中。刚刚和前男友结束恋爱关系，蕾全本来约好与她一同度假的女友也放了她鸽子。尽管其它许多好心的亲友邀请她一同度假，但是她却一一拒绝了。每个人都有了自己的度假计划，只有她看似要独身 一人困在巴黎过冗长的夏天。她寻寻觅觅，终日游荡在各处，希望能够找到自己的情人，但是所遇之人皆不能触动她心。在马赛海边，她听说了关于绿光的传说：谁能看到绿光，谁就能得到幸福。落寞的她打算返回巴黎，在车站，一个男子对着正在阅读小说《白痴》的她微笑，戴尔芬似乎觉察到了什么，她主动邀请男子去海边看日落。在灿烂的光辉中，男子对她表白，而她却固执地等到绿光才给出答案。本片获得第43届威尼斯电影节金狮奖。
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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.
回复 :这是根据一个真实的故事改编，在布尔战争期间，上尉莫兰特和他的几位朋友一起在英国驻南非军队服役，在一次围剿布尔游击队的行动中，上尉亨特受伤被布尔人抓住并残忍的杀害，莫兰特于是奉上司的命令追击游击队并枪杀了所有的俘虏，由此引发了一连串的报复与方报复，双方的领导层在战争的最后阶段把莫兰特和他的朋友推出来在替罪羊，以此来推卸战争中的责任。
回复 :善良温厚的销售员埃利奥·布兰德（马克·韦伯 Mark Webber 饰）与黑人女孩谢尔比（卢蒂娜·卫斯理 Rutina Wesley 饰）相知相恋，二人筹划走入婚姻殿堂，同时即将迎来新生命的降临，此外他还要照顾年迈的父亲和低智的弟弟麦克（德文·格拉耶 Devon Graye 饰），原本财务吃紧的他又面临着被裁员的命运，这残酷的现状令他烦恼之际。就在某个夜晚，一通奇怪的电话打了进来，对方似乎了解埃利奥的一切，而且无比诚挚地邀请他参加名为“千种之星”的挑战，只要他能成功闯过13道难关，就有机会赢得高达620万美元的奖金。埃利奥将信将疑尝试了手抓苍蝇和吃苍蝇的两项挑战，谁知随后竟真的有两笔钱先后入账。然而随着奖金逐渐升级，挑战的难度也越来越大，回过神来的埃利奥已经无法抽身……
