"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.

　　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.

　　This is one of the best Mexican short movies ever. You could probably imagine the Mexican idiosyncrasy, read some history books, but you will find a big difference and experience the feeling of the post-revolutionary age of Mexico with this film.
　　
　　Labor unions, the invasion of large scale and global foreign companies, the mother's love, the Mexican habits descriptions are part of this master piece.
　　
　　Adding the emotion of Jaime Sabine's narration voice in all the allegoric signs and metaphors.
　　
　　The problem is that is almost impossible to get a copy or to find it in Mexico, probably in Europe (I've heard it was restricted by the Mexican government in that period).

　　影片开始于两个都叫玛丽的少女（Jitka Cerhová 和 Ivana Karbanová 饰）的对话：没有人理解我们，这个世界上的一切正在变得越来越糟糕。于是两人决定：我们也要变得越来越坏！玛丽一号喜欢和老男人约会，在他们吃饭的时候，玛丽二号会突然出现，旁若无人地大吃特吃。玛丽一号把老男人送上火车，老男人以为她会陪着他，火车开动，她却下了火车。玛丽二号在一个收藏蝴蝶标本的男青年家中，用他的标本遮住自己身体的隐秘部位。她们在夜总会里捣乱，最后被赶走。她们无意中闯入一个没有人的宴会，开始肆无忌惮地享受美食.....本片献给精神生活一团糟的人们。

　　让•皮斯吉克（Bogumil Kobiela博古米尔•科别拉 饰）是一个一生走背运的小人物，在家中经常被裁缝老爹修理，在学校里又被同学欺负。长大后英俊帅气，却因为大鼻子而被当作犹太人区别对待。做家庭教师时拥有了初恋，结果稀里糊涂卷入一场游行，被军警胖走一顿，随后丢掉了工作和爱情。他又立志参军，千辛万苦赶到报到地点却发现这里已是一座空城，结果又因好奇穿上波兰军官制服而被纳粹投入集中营。在监狱中他假戏真做，扮作高级军官，谎言揭穿后，他又被同伴当作间谍对待。战争终于结束，皮斯吉克重获自由，在新的社会体制下他将如何生存？

　　十位导演拍摄的十部短片，每一段基于一部歌剧的一首咏叹调。详细目录如下：
　　
　　Robert Altman   (segment "Les Boréades")
　　Bruce Beresford   (segment "Die tote Stadt")
　　Bill Bryden   (segment "I pagliacci")
　　Jean-Luc Godard   (segment "Armide")
　　Derek Jarman   (segment "Depuis le jour")
　　Franc Roddam   (segment "Liebestod")
　　Nicolas Roeg   (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
　　Ken Russell   (segment "Nessun dorma")
　　Charles Sturridge   (segment "La virgine degli angeli")
　　Julien Temple   (segment "Rigoletto")