四位不同导演拍摄的四部短片，讲述现代生活的原则。

一个叫维托的年轻人在意大利拿波里地区不与当地的黑手党徒合作，并试图打破黑手党对该地区蔬菜水果方面的控制和支配，与他们斗争到底，但赤手空拳的他最后被黑手党残忍杀害。

The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The young men commit petty crimes all day begin with arms theft, and culminating with a night with three streetwalkers. After their pleasure, the boys try to cheat the hookers, but they ladies are smarter than that and have stolen their cash ahead of time. The punks then return to the city for more crimes. Exploits include the harassment of three homosexuals, and attempts to seduce some women.

"El Greco" is the engrossing story of the great artist's years in 16th century Toledo. With the preponderance of films dealing with English and French history in cinema, this film gives a much needed, rare and welcome glimpse of the Spanish culture's rich history.

18世纪末拿破仑战争期间，大不列颠和法国正在地中海作战，双方都雇佣了海盗配合正规海军作战。法国海盗佩罗尔的任务是从加勒比地区向法国土伦港运送被俘的英国黄金，由于遭到英国海军封锁，佩罗尔和他的船员们携带黄金乘坐一艘被俘的英国船只前往土伦除此之外他手中还有一份需要亲自交给法国海军上将的秘密文件……

Patrick Davenant invites a group of friends to visit a theater inside his villa, a place which later reveals itself as sinister. Within a short time, the guests realize that they are trapped in the villa. A merciless killer then begins to murder them one by one.BY:

A young man hatches a plan to sleep with another man's infertile wife. Based on the play by Machiavelli.