"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.

从小，方托马斯（让?马莱 Jean Marais 饰）就爱搞恶作剧。不过，死对头瑞夫警长（路易?德?菲耐斯 Louis de Funès 饰）一直希望抓他归案。为了给后者一个下马威，方托马斯绑架了科学家马尔尚。记者方尔多和未婚妻艾莱娜报道了此事。罗马科学大会即将召开，为了防止方托马斯前来捣乱，瑞夫警长率领手下开始了声势浩大的搜捕行动。在列车上，方托马斯依靠出众的易容术，不但躲过了这些追查自己的耳目，而且还戏弄了瑞夫警长。科学大会如期召开，记者方多尔认为方托马斯这次前来是为勒菲夫教授而来，因为后者跟马尔尚可以共同完成秘密武器的研制，于是方多尔也扮作勒菲夫，引诱方托马斯上钩，但没成想，他们都中了方托马斯的计中计……　　本片根据法国作家皮埃尔?苏维德和马塞尔?阿兰的小说改编，为方托马斯“三部曲”中的第二部。本片是喜剧大师路易?德?菲耐斯继《虎口脱险》的又一力...