Principfaste Katie kæmper for social retfærdighed, mens Hubbel er en charlatan født med guldske i munden og forfatterdrømme. På trods af modsætningerne forelsker de to sig, men skilles igen. Forholdet blusser op otte år senere, men smuldrer da Hubbel vælger karriererne frem for kampen mod systemet. Endelig i 60'erne mødes de to igen

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.

16-year-old Jonas is in love with his best friend Isy, but she likes older boys. When Isy takes drugs at a party and loses control in the intoxication, Jonas friends Lenny and Martin make fun of it with Jonas. But then the situation escalates and the three boys rape the unconscious girl.

From the letter of a small admirer, to the desire to understand who is actually this fan who writes the same things, for twenty years, to more recipients.

At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweetheart from three years ago, disrupts the normal and triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young woman he travelled with, who is now the Doll House's newest employee.

Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.

Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.

Mifti is a teenager as beautiful as she is reckless. Mentally unstable, fed up with her dysfunctional family, oblivious to the youthful world, and aware of the sexual magnetism she gives off with her peculiar appearance, she wanders through the dark path of several bohemian adults with questionable lifestyles.

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.

In Eschnapur, a German architect saves the life of the Maharajah's favorite temple dancer and becomes Maharajah's friend but their friendship is tested when the architect and the dancer fall in-love, triggering the Maharajah's vengeful ire.

Alazar, a simple farmer who is also a beekeeper, meets the Three Wise Men Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, who have set off to celebrate the arrival on earth of the Messiah. Alazar's magic bees become magically transformed into the tail of the bright comet which leads the four of them to the manger. At first, the brave young farmer's son is on the point of leaving the Wise Men to their fate because he has been forced against his will by their magic powers to leave his pregnant wife Izirah behind. He only very reluctantly agrees to the Kings' request to accompany them. Although the Three Wise Men make it very clear to him how important the Messiah's arrival on earth is, the relationship between the four men remains very tense. Nevertheless, despite all disagreements, our travelling companions soon become firm friends -and after several exciting adventures they finally succeed in locating the manger. The Three Kings then allow Alazar to return home to his loving wife.

Engang var Sonny Steele rodeostjerne, men nu reklamerer han bare for morgenmad og drikker for meget sprut. Da han skal optræde i Las Vegas, flygter han i stedet ud i ørkenen på en meget dyr racehest. Det er der flere, som bliver temmelig sure over, og en dusør for hesten bliver udlovet. Reporteren Hallie Martin beslutter sig for at finde Sonny for at kunne fortælle historien.

Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".

Revolutionen ulmer på Cuba i 1958, da pokerspilleren Jack Weil dukker op i Havanna. Jack nyder byens livlige natteliv, indtil han møder den smukke svenskfødte Bobby. Hun er alt det, Jack ikke er. Uselvisk, idealistisk og ildfuld. Men begge elsker at tage chancer, og de indleder et spil, der er væsentligt farligere end poker.

Som søn af en tidligere guvernør er advokat Bill McKay født med en guldske i munden. Samtidig er han ærlig og ser godt ud, og det gør ham til en seriøs kandidat til en senatorpost. Men efterhånden som valgkampen tager til, bliver det nødvendigt at slække på principperne for at gå efter sejren.

Det vilde vesten lakker mod enden, mens de to venner Butch og Sundance røver toge med stor succes. Togselskabet hyrer derfor en gruppe usædvanligt vedholdende og kompetente dusørjægere, som de to snedige røvere ikke kan ryste af. Til sidst beslutter Butch og Sundance af gemme sig i Bolivia, men heller ikke der kan de undslippe.

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

Joanna, den smukke datter af den succesrige forlagsejer, Matthew Drayton, og hans aristokratiske hustru Christina, er kommet på besøg med sin nye forlovede, John Prentice, en anerkendt sort læge. Christina accepterer sin datters valg om at gifte sig med John, men Matthew er chokeret ved tanken om denne raceblanding; og lægens forældre er tilsvarende skuffede. Begge familier bliver nødt til at sætte sig ned, ansigt til ansigt, og undersøge alvoren af deres intolerance.

On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.

Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-to-gather. They discuss about their past, present and future.