光头佬麦sir（麦嘉 饰）早年丧偶，含羞独力拉扯儿子（陈百强 饰）、含羞女儿（李丽珍 饰）和小光头三个儿女。麦sir生日之时，同事集体整蛊他表示庆祝，老板为了表彰他的多年付出，更赠送汽车一辆，谁知送车的小伙子John（张国荣 饰）与麦sir发生摩擦，不明就里的麦sir将自己的新车拆了个七零八落。麦sir将小光头寄送在对门的歌手阿凤（徐小凤 饰）家中，而麦sir对阿凤实际早有情意，但苦于无法说破。另一方面，儿女辈的情事同样令麦sir头疼，害怕女儿早早芳心他属，可John的攻势一浪强似一浪；期望儿子潇洒人间，但Danny却十足纯情……在圣诞节的前夕，麦家人拉开了各自的爱情好戏。
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 :拿破仑战争时期，一个军官发现的一本旧书上记载着跟他祖父阿方索·范·沃登有关的故事，沃登是瓦龙部队的队长，他要寻找通往莫雷纳的捷径。在小酒馆里，他邂逅了两个伊斯兰公主，她们引诱他，但他醒来却发现自己已身在绞架。他被神秘人拯救，回家家乡之后，等待他的是更惊人的消息……
回复 :改编自日本江户时代中期元禄年间，赤穗藩家臣47人为主君报仇的真实事件。
