主演：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·
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
简介："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.