In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.

讲述1973年，少女贝丝离开南方乡村老家，前往纽约大学读书，她亲爱的叔叔弗兰克是位受人尊敬的文学教授，贝丝很快发现弗兰克是同性恋，和长期伴侣沃利住在一起，而这个秘密他隐瞒了多年。在弗兰克父亲/贝丝的祖父突然去世后，弗兰克不得不回家参加葬礼，并最终面对一个埋藏已久、他的整个成年生活都在逃避的创伤。

A company that produces a toxic chemical tries to improve its image via a popular spokesperson, Ricky Coogan. Ricky travels to South America to get a first-hand look at the chemical's effects and finds himself at a mutant freak farm. Elijah, who runs the farm, is only too happy to have new subjects on which to try his freak machine. The very chemical that Ricky is supposed to promote is the one responsible for creating the great variety of freaks.

阿尔·卡朋在1929年的芝加哥情人节给自己的老对手带来一个大惊喜。

美国女孩罗伦（戴安?琳恩 饰）随母亲改嫁来到了法国生活。罗伦的性格比较内敛，也没有很多的朋友。于是当她移居法国她认识了当地男孩子丹尼尔，她的生活也产生了改变。　　因为，这两名年轻人相爱了。一位老绅士朱塞（劳伦斯·奥利弗 饰）给他们讲述了一个深情的传说：如果相爱的人日落时分在叹息桥上亲吻，他们的爱便会天长地久。在朱塞的帮助下两人前往威尼斯的叹息桥，罗伦的母亲以为自己的女儿被绑架了。警察一路追踪，这时才发现朱塞原来是名小偷，但这次他是真心实意想要帮助一对小情人。　　好事多磨，最后丹尼尔跟罗伦又能否实现期待多时的浪漫之吻呢？