In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments. But his passion and power are put to the test when he embarks on a secret mission to France — with the fate of American independence hanging in the balance.

故事发生在1795年的法国，下级军官拿破仑（克里斯汀·克拉维尔 Christian Clavier 饰）遇见了美丽的约瑟芬（伊莎贝拉·罗西里尼 Isabella Rossellini 饰），一见钟情的两人很快就走到了一起。之后，拿破仑在战争中的出色表现和人民对他的拥戴引起了巴黎政府的不满，上司将拿破仑派往了遥远而又危险的埃及。

At wedding's day's eve the Andrea things many different lives he could have lived. All of them, in many different ways, brings him to his loved Laura

The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves he... 　　The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she’s cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father’s ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars. Meanwhile, their older daughter, Eunice, falls in love with a free-spirited young woman and ponders whether it’s time to leave home.

关于宗教的故事——失业的天主教徒唱着“每颗精子都是神圣的”，把一屋四五十个孩子送去做医学实验，因为再也负担不起他们，而对门的新教夫妇一面幸灾乐祸，一面感叹自己“只性交两次，有两个孩子”；关于性的故事——教授在课堂上向学生讲解“性”是什么，但是学生总不得要领，无奈之下，教授把自己太太拉过来当堂向学生示范；关于死亡的故事——死神来到一个农舍，声言要带走所有人，但这里聚集了许多美国朋友，不但毫不在意，还热情地邀请他喝酒聊天，让死神忍无可忍……人生七部曲，七个沉重的话题却放入足够荒诞的故事，嬉笑怒骂讽刺世间百态。

小镇沉闷的空气令受过高等教育的Charlie（Teresa Wright）十分压抑，她渴望在外谋大事、自己喜爱和崇敬的Uncle Charlie（Joseph Cotten）能突然出现，为自己的生活注入一缕新风。Charlie欲发电报邀请舅舅来做客时，竟先收到他发来的要来的报文，惊喜之外，她对舅舅的爱又加深一层。

Thomas因年幼时父母被暴徒杀害而心灵受创，他父亲生前的朋友Joe收养了他，视其如儿子般把他养大。有一天Joe突然神秘地提出要让Thomas去威尼斯他父亲生前的另一个朋友有黑手党背景的Nicola开的酒店（Hotel Laguna）学习经营管理。Nicola热情地接待了Thomas，但是Nicola美丽的妻子Thelma却对Thomas很冷淡。其实Thelma冷淡的外表下包含着对Thomas的怜爱，并且她和Thomas的感情迅速演变为给两人带来杀身之险的爱情。与此同时，Thomas也逐步揭开了当年他父母被害的真相，原来这一切都与Nicola有关···

On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces together clues that lead to one conclusion...her son is the Antichrist!

第一次世界大战爆发前夕，一群欧洲的贵族和艺术家为了护送刚逝世知名歌剧女伶的骨灰回到她出生的小岛，展开了一次航行。不料在途中遇到大战爆发，船上涌进一批难民，在封闭的空间中形成了鲜明的阶级对比。费里尼化身为弗莱迪．琼斯饰演的热心记者，为观众介绍船上形形色色的人生百态，其中犹有些锐利的人性观察，暴露了艺术家伪善的面孔。

这个不受地球重力控制的男孩在与世隔绝的环境中成长为一名杰出人物、一个国际巨星，但他渴望人间真情。