迈克尔（保罗·纽曼 Paul Newman 饰）是一位非常优秀的火箭科学家，同时也是国家重点保护的珍贵人才。莎拉（朱丽·安德鲁斯 Julie Andrews 饰）是迈克尔的助手，同时也是他的未婚妻，某日，两人共同前往哥本哈根，去参加在那里举办的研讨会。

　　The last year of life of the Italian-French painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) who died with 36 years, was played by Gérard Philipe, who was lethally sick during the shooting of this movie and died shortly after its release, 1959, with 36 years - on one of the two diseases that Modigliano had himself and exactly in his age. Further, this movie was directed by Jacques Becker - after the sudden death of Max Ophüls. Becker, too, died only 2 years after this movie.

　　Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. No knights stand to defend their king's honor. Except for the valiant Gawain. After being quickly knighted Gawain plays the game, but learns that it's all a trick, and he has lost. But the Green Knight shows mercy, letting Gawain grow a year older before having to face the consequences. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle. Written by Sean Kilby and Jason Parker

　　内向的波兰裔青年塔尔科夫斯基（罗曼·波兰斯基 Roman Polanski 饰）独自来到巴黎，希望在此租住一间公寓。这间房之前的房客西蒙·肖（Romain Bouteille 饰）不知出于何种原因跳楼自杀。在西蒙于医院中气绝身亡后，塔尔科夫斯基顺利地成为了新的房客。
　　乔迁之喜并未给他带来太多欢乐，周遭的压抑气氛无时无刻不在侵扰他的神经。这桩古老的公寓中住着许多古板沉闷的人，他们抱怨塔尔科夫斯基制造过多的噪音、联名排挤其他房客……这个可怜的青年虽然小心应对，却渐渐被他们逼向绝境。塔尔科夫斯基开始意识到西蒙·肖自杀的原因，他同时发现，自己也正被这群怪房客引向毁灭的终点……