"TheWitchBurntAlive"
Afteraverylong,butvisuallyarrestinganimatedopeningcreditssequence,LuchinoVisconti(DeathinVenice)directsthefirststory,whichisthelongestofthefive,takingapproximatelyathirdofthefilm'srunninglength.Manganoplaysasuperstaractressandmodelwhotravelstoamountainresort,onlytofindthewell-to-doinhabitantshaveprejudicesandpreconceivednotionsaboutherbasedonherpublicpersona.Thewomenarealljealousandthemenallwanttosleepwithher,butallManganowantsistobeleftalone.It'samostlysombersatiricalpiece,butstory-wise,itlanguishesinitsmodestideaabitlong,becominginconsequentialtoallbutthosefascinatedbytherealitiesofbeingfamous.
"CommunitySpirit"
Bolognini'spieceisn'treallyastory.It'smoreofavisualgag,inashortsegmentthatfeaturesManganoofferingtotakeaninjuredmantoahospital,drivinghimatbreakneckspeedthroughoutthecity,butnotstoppingatlocationswherehemightfindaid.Iwon'tgiveawaythepunchlinehere,butitsucceedsinbeingamusing,evenifit'sthekindofthingthatonlyisinterestingthefirsttimethrough.
"TheEarthSeenfromtheMoon"
Theesteemedwriter/director,PierPaoloPasolini(Salo),craftsthemiddlesegment,whichisthemostartisticandmemorableofthefive.Reminiscentinstyleto"DonQuixote",arecentlywidowedfatherandhissontravelaroundthecountryinsearchofanewwifeandmother,andafteralongperiod,theydiscovertheliterallyspeechlessMangano.Shebringsjoyintotheirlives,buttheyarepoor,andinordertofindabetterlifeforthemselves,theyconcoctaschemetotrytomakesomequickcash.Thestoryiscontrived,andnotcompletelyinteresting,buttheoutlandishperformances,artwork,andcostumesdoesevokegreatcharmandlikeability.Althoughmute,it'sprobablythemostappealingofMangano'sfiveperformances,andTotoisterrific.
"TheSicilian"
FrancoRossidirectsthefourthanshortestpiece,astraight-forwardrevengestorythatcomesandgoesbeforeiteverhasachanceofbecominginteresting.It'sviolent,buteasilytheleastsatisfyingofthefivestories.
"ANightLikeAnyOther"
Eastwood'sappearanceisclearlythebiggestattractionhere,whichwasfilmedinbetweentheSergioLeone"Dollars"trilogy.It'sanenjoyabledeparturefromhisnormalroles,playingacomedicromanticlead,andheisaffablyfuntowatch.FamedItaliandirector,VittoriodeSica(TheBicycleThief,UmbertoD.)doesamasterfuljobwiththestory,whichperfectlyblendsthemundaneandthefantasyinavisuallysatisfyingway.Thestoryisaboutaboredhousewife(Mangano,ofcourse),whotriesinvaintogetherhusbandtorealizethatheisnotasromanticasheusedtobe.Thesceneisinterspersedwithcomedicromancesequencesrevolvingaroundthecouple'spastromanticinterludes,anddreamsofhowtheirlivesshouldbe.
动作/武侠">
女巫1967
演员：西尔瓦娜·曼加诺 安妮·吉拉尔多 弗朗西斯科·拉瓦尔 马西莫·吉洛蒂 维罗尼卡·旺代勒 埃尔莎·阿尔巴尼 克拉拉·卡拉马伊 玛丽卢·托洛 诺拉·里奇 迪诺·梅莱 赫尔穆特·贝格 布鲁诺·菲利皮尼 莱斯利·弗伦奇 阿尔贝托·索尔迪 托托 尼内托·达沃利 劳拉·贝蒂 克林特·伊斯特伍德 Valentino Macchi Pietro Torrisi 马里奥·西普利亚尼 彼得罗·托尔迪
导演：莫洛·鲍罗尼尼 维托里奥·德西卡 皮埃尔·保罗·帕索里尼 佛朗哥·罗西 卢基诺·维斯康蒂
剧情："The Witch Burnt Alive" After a very long, but visuall...更多