- From the Louvre to Buckingham Palace, to the gutters of Paris to the siege of La Rochelle… In a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will cross swords and tie their fate to that of France.
- 奥尔良监狱里新来了两个“无辜”的罪犯:Zack(汤姆·威兹 Tom Waits 饰)和Jack(约翰·劳瑞 John Lurie 饰)。Zack是一个DJ,被女友抛弃后在街上浪荡的他接受了一个朋友的工作:把一辆车开到一个地方,路上他却被警察拦了下来随后在车后座发现了一具尸体;而Jack则被一个老朋友所说服,去见一个年轻貌美的妓女,就在他准备享受一番之时,警察破门而入将他带走。不久,监狱里又来了一个意大利杀人犯Bob(罗伯托·贝尼尼 Roberto Benigni 饰)。三人在一间牢房里闹了不少笑话。百无聊赖的他们计划逃狱,竟然成功了。三人艰辛走过沼泽地,穿过树林,来到了一个意大利女人Nicoletta(尼可莱塔·布拉斯基 Nicoletta Braschi 饰演)住的小屋。Bob和Nicoletta两个意大利人沉浸在爱河中,最后只剩下Jack和Zack继续上路,而他们两人又将在面对岔路口时走向何方...... 本片由美国独立电影导演吉姆·贾木许Jim Jarmusch执导,为一部黑白电影,参加了1986年的戛纳电影节。
- December 23, 1983: Just days before Christmas, the Oliverio family readies their Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian tradition stretching back to the old country of Calabria. Amidst the preparations, Tony Oliverio, a young man with big dreams and a bigger heart, wonders if he'll find love this Christmas season or spend it alone with his loud and loving family - Great Grandma Nonnie, Grandpa Johnny, Great Uncles Frankie and Carmine, his parents, his brother, and a host of friends. When Sarah, the girlfriend of his best friend Angelo, introduces Tony to Beth, it looks like Tony's holiday experience might take a turn for the better. That is unless Nonnie thinks Beth isn't good enough for her great-grandson, and Beth's Ivy League suitor doesn't steal her heart first. Come on inside, where it's warm, and the smells of cooking fish permeate the air, and let's have a visit.
- 天气播报员苏珊(尼克·基德曼 Nicole Kidman 饰)因涉嫌丈夫被害的谋杀案一时成为媒体焦点,数位当事人的访谈将事件的过程逐步呈现…… 立志从事新闻事业的苏珊雄心万丈,不顾丈夫拉利(马特·狄龙 Matt Dillon 饰)的意大利裔家庭反对,全力进行入行的相应准备,并最终为当地一家仅两名工作人员的有线电视台聘用,担任“天气女郎”。苏珊高昂的工作热情并未被消极的环境打退,不断提出工作计划,并着手深入学校的青年访谈系列节目,由此结识了詹姆斯(杰昆·菲尼克斯 Joaquin Phoenix 饰)等三位叛逆青年,詹姆斯深深迷恋苏珊。当苏珊意识到丈夫正在成为她事业上的障碍时,利用詹姆斯枪杀了拉利。苏珊自认是最后的赢家,但情况突然急转直下。