"TheWitchBurntAlive"eee　　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.

　　影片表现了罗马郊区的青少年、妓女和拉皮条的人的生活，反映了流氓无产者和被社会所唾弃的人的生活世界。这部影片充满自然主义，高潮部分带有强烈的宗教狂热，穿插着梦幻，但又有明显的社会和心理特点，影片以主人公富有隐喻的死结束。导演在该片中大量运用了实际生活中的语言aaa