14世纪爆发的英法持续超过百年，求女法国节节败退，求女大部分国土都被英国占领了。就在这个时候，珍妮（米拉•乔沃维奇 Milla Jovovich 饰）出生在法国的穷乡僻壤中。年少起，珍妮就经常看到各种幻想。一次，她看到幻想并根据指示找到了一把剑，当她带着剑回到家时发现家里已遭英军蹂躏。珍妮知道是上天安排她来捍卫法国。于是她向当时的皇太子查理（约翰•马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰）请求率领一支军队去抗击英军。走投无路的查理答应了珍妮的请求。随后珍妮率领法军节节胜利，查理亦顺利登基。登基后的查理不再需要珍妮帮助，珍妮在以后的一次战斗中陷入困境但无人来救，她被英军捉住并带到了英国审批……
红蚂蚁
回复 :高剔红（陆小芬 饰）十二岁便失去了父母，十六岁弟弟亦死于意外，悲惨的童年经历让高剔红早早就看透了世间的人情冷暖世态炎凉，她明白，在这个世界上，她能够依靠的，只有自己。离开了深爱的渔夫秦江海（任达华 饰），高剔红卯足了劲，想方设法终于嫁入豪门，然而，厄运紧跟其后，几年之后，高剔红带着年仅五岁的儿子成为了寡妇。然而，命运并没有将高剔红打垮，她和天斗和地斗和人斗，终于成为了一家之主，可是，手中所掌握的金钱和权利无法填满她空虚的心灵，就在此时，家中一位长工的出现吸引了她的注意，因为这位长工有着和秦江海极为相似的容貌，令高剔红情不自禁。
刘小天
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.
段千寻
回复 :希区柯克又一部经典的悬疑惊悚片，讲述女主角正当防卫杀人后被人敲诈的故事，影片拍摄到后期时老板要求希区柯克把它改成有声片，希区柯克对部分场景进行了重拍加入声音，影片也因此成为英国第一部有声片，因此时大部分影院无有声设备，因此以默片和有声片双版本上映。多年来音像制品中常见的都是有声片版，而其实默片版成就更高，对于如何处理画外音上，更有独门绝技。
