美国作家彼得•尼尔（Anthony Franciosa 饰）善写恐怖惊悚小说，其作品风靡欧洲各国。不久前，意大利出版了他的最新作品——《坦妮布丽（Tenebre）》，很快他便收到一封来自罗马的信件。来信者称他从彼得的作品中得到灵感，并运用到杀人的实践中去。随后一名年轻漂亮的女子被人残忍杀害，其作案手法正与《坦妮布丽》中的杀人手法相同。　　彼得立即联系罗马警方，两名得力警探（Giuliano Gemma Carola Stagnaro 饰）随即受命调查此案。然而罪犯并未就此罢休，不断有年轻女性遇害。一时间人心惶惶，形势迫在眉睫……

一个11岁的小男孩，马蒂，来到了一个新的中学。在他们班里，马蒂的父母是唯一一对在一起的家长，其他同学的父母都已离异。马蒂想跟其他同学一样，于是他想方设法的搞怪，破坏他父母的感情，让他们分开。

Italy, late thirties. The regime of Mussolini are sent Italian volunteers to the civil war in Spain. On the background of a peaceful village landscapes, behind the walls of the old farmhouses Florianna creating its own dictatorship everything is run by her brother Guido, who requires unquestioning obedience to his will www.molikan.com. He believes all women around is his property, and, as a rooster in the hen house, he constantly confirm this action. His young son Alberto is his problem - all is not similar to the father. He dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care. When his beautiful cousin Gloria comes to the estate, novel flashes between young people. Guido learns that his sister is going to bequeath her estate to his unworthy son. This heralds a tragic ending.

导演费里尼的《乐队排演》，拍摄了一个交响乐团的排演状况，其中，相当讽刺地呈现出五花八门的情境气氛，什么都有，就是没有一般想像中的一个交响乐团乐团该有的和谐愉悦，团员之间的摩擦不合，象徵着人类社会的常态，在片中，团长成为某种「神」一般的存在，费里尼藉着检视音乐家们的种种喜怒哀乐，这个独特场景下人物的互动，变成人类社会的缩影。 　　片中音乐是由费里尼的长期合作伙伴，义大利配乐大师尼洛罗塔创作，罗塔的作品，为本片生色不少。