彼得(弗雷德里克·劳 Frederick Lau 饰)和名为莉斯贝丝(亨丽埃特·肯夫里乌斯 Henriette Confurius 饰)是一对非常相爱的情侣,然而,莉斯贝丝是出生在富贵家庭的千金大小姐,而彼得则是一穷二白的无名小卒,两人的感情自然而然遭到了莉斯贝丝家族的强烈反对。为了能够在短时间内获得大量的财富,彼得决定和魔鬼迈克尔(莫里兹·布雷多 Moritz Bleibtreu 饰)做一个交易,用自己的真心去换取财富。
虽然彼得有钱了,但他变成了一个冷酷无情的人,因此失去了莉斯贝丝对自己的爱,知道这时,彼得才发现自己被魔鬼骗了。为了重新获得莉斯贝丝的爱,彼得必须再去找迈克尔,这一次,他要换回的,是自己的真心。
城市中的爱情面貌,特别是以女性为主体所讲述和展示的都市百态。片中的演员都是普通的城市居民,讲述的也都是真实的故事,说它是一部电影,更象是一个调查,一种视角,一种事实的呈现。
Tentato Suicidio 自杀:遭受情变,恋人或未婚夫的遗弃。有部分假自杀的行为,只是希望以此使身边人回心转意,在遭受冷落后,转为真自杀。方式各异,服药,撞车,割腕,溺水……
Paradiso Per tre ore 天堂三小时:舞场三小时,天堂三小时。各种舞步,各种人物形态的交织。巧妙之处恐怕文字难以表述。
Agenzia matrimoniale 婚介:敬业婚介工作者为各色的男人物色合适的老婆。即使是残疾者或者——一个狼人。而贫困的女子为了摆脱困境愿意接受甚至嫁给一个狼人的婚姻。因为,至少她可以衣食有着落。
Storia di Caterina 卡特琳娜式的故事:贫困并且受到驱逐令的女子。带着其私生子到处流浪,走投无路之下,她遗弃儿子。却又因为实在不忍心,而去认领。悲惨却视角冰冷的社会故事。
Gli italiani si voltano 意大利人的回首:街道,各色女子,腰臀轻摆。也许,某个擦肩而过,甚至只是一瞥之下的女子会惹的你不自禁的回眸。或者是因为脸庞清秀,或者因为体态丰韵,或者因为着装出众——这副生动的风情画卷正是基与此。
A seasoned woman from the world of show business, recruits 11 Romanian dancers dreaming of fame and glory to take them to Paris. One of them decides to leave her husband, but he doesn't take it very well and starts on a journey to get back his wife and plenty of hilarious things happen along the way.
Evelyn Prentice is the respected wife of a high-profile New York attorney. Despite the prestige and status she enjoys, she feels neglected and out of boredom becomes involved with an unscrupulous womanizing poet, who gives her the attention she craves. She eventually finds herself a victim of blackmail and becomes involved in his murder. When another woman is accused of the crime, she begs her husband to defend her.
Billionaire, software mogul, Adam Pi has everything in life with the exception of positive memories from High School. He begrudging goes to the 20th reunion and has such an amazing time he finds himself wondering "If I knew then what I know now" and offers the entire grad class one year's salary to come back and do one more month of the 12th grade.