另类的爱情故事，肢体纠结的情色语言。　　1957年，原纳粹军官Max（Dirk  Bogarde 饰）隐姓埋名，在维也纳一家酒店当午夜守门人。某日，他遇到著名指挥家的妻子Lucia（Charlotte Rampling  饰），往事排山倒海而来。　　原来，Lucia是纳粹集中营的幸存者，当年是Max的性奴，也是他的情人，Max对她一直念念不忘。　　Max趁Lucia外出演出，和Lucia重逢，随即将她接到了自己的公寓，二人迅速恢复了往日的关系。　　于此同时，Max所属纳粹余孽小团体也在寻找Lucia，想除掉这个有力的证人，Lucia的丈夫也因为妻子失踪而报警。Max走投无路，只能囤积了大量食品在公寓里，和Lucia足不出户，靠性爱彼此安慰，忘记现实的困境，等待终将来临的救赎或者毁灭。

　　故事开始于1864年的德国，年仅19岁的路德维希二世（赫尔穆特·贝格 Helmut Berger 饰）登上了王位，成为了统治巴伐利亚的国王。实际上，路德维希是一个性格非常优柔寡断的男子，根本就不适合作为国家的统治者，他脆弱的自尊和薄弱的意志力常常将他置于痛苦的境地之中，这种痛苦在他挚爱的表姐伊丽莎白（罗密·施奈德 Romy Schneider 饰）含恨远嫁他乡之后，变得更加的强烈。　　实际上，路德维希也曾设想过实现自己的政治抱负，然而，他身边聚集着的，是各怀鬼胎的三教九流，当时间来到19世纪下半叶时，他的所有设想都化作了泡影。之后，为了逃避繁琐的政事，路德维希躲进了一座城堡之中，并且最终被大臣视为患有精神疾病，而遭到了废黜。

　　1911年，德国作曲家阿森巴赫（德克•博加德）怀带丧女之痛来到威尼斯，想藉水城美景舒缓心情，可是一切景致所勾起的不过是更加伤心的回忆，直到在旅馆里邂逅美少年塔奇奥（伯恩•安德森），对方宛如希腊雕像般的容颜才令他浑身颤栗，浑然忘我地沉醉在激动的热情中。　　其后，威尼斯城被瘟疫所笼罩，但官方刻意封锁了消息。阿森巴赫逐渐发现这一惊人的危机时，没像其他人一样慌不择路想尽快逃离，相反为了多看塔奇奥一眼，甘愿染上瘟疫命丧威尼斯。

影片讲述在1933年德国纳粹盛行时期一个钢铁家族的衰落和消失，一个家庭里充满仇恨和杀机，老主管被杀，继而各个家庭成员为了夺得这份财产，进行了你死我活的较量……该片是一部以一个家族来透视一个民族的磅礴史诗。维斯康提最成熟，气势最恢弘的一部作品。导演借用一个黑暗的时代背景，描述了家族成员之间的勾心斗角、阴谋残杀、虚伪狡诈、争权夺利，而且用大量篇幅描写纳粹褐衫党徒的纵欲狂欢，以及黑衫党与褐衫党之间的矛盾和屠杀。

　　"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.

　　另类的爱情故事，肢体纠结的情色语言。　　1957年，原纳粹军官Max（Dirk  Bogarde 饰）隐姓埋名，在维也纳一家酒店当午夜守门人。某日，他遇到著名指挥家的妻子Lucia（Charlotte Rampling  饰），往事排山倒海而来。　　原来，Lucia是纳粹集中营的幸存者，当年是Max的性奴，也是他的情人，Max对她一直念念不忘。　　Max趁Lucia外出演出，和Lucia重逢，随即将她接到了自己的公寓，二人迅速恢复了往日的关系。　　于此同时，Max所属纳粹余孽小团体也在寻找Lucia，想除掉这个有力的证人，Lucia的丈夫也因为妻子失踪而报警。Max走投无路，只能囤积了大量食品在公寓里，和Lucia足不出户，靠性爱彼此安慰，忘记现实的困境，等待终将来临的救赎或者毁灭。