故事从中尉查尔斯·梅森准备回家过圣诞节开始讲起，梅森所坐的飞机途径新奥尔良时因恶劣天气不得不临时降落，在饭店里他被偶然结识的记者拉到夜总会拉斐特之家游玩，并在那里遇到了歌女杰基·拉蒙特（狄安娜·德宾 饰）。在与歌女谈话的过程中，梅森得知对方真正的名字是艾比盖尔·莫奈特，是三年前的杀人犯罗伯特·莫奈特（吉恩·凯利 饰）的妻子。伴着阴雨连绵的天气，艾比盖尔一点一点向梅森讲述了她和丈夫是如何相遇相爱的，他们曾经幸福的婚姻又是如何染上鲜血渐渐走向破灭的。
圣洁凡蕾丝
回复 :患有癌症晚期的诗人亚历山大（Bruno Ganz）在进医院等待死亡的前一天，想将一直陪伴其左右的狗交托自己的亲生女儿，遭到对方拒绝。女儿对自己处境的不了解，以及女婿打算将自己的祖屋卖掉，令亚历山大神伤不已黯然离开。在亚历山大孤独地面对自己生命的最后一天时，太太安娜在世时的诸多生活片段、探望独自生活在疗养院中的年迈衰弱母亲的情形、花费大半生心血研究的19世纪诗人所罗穆斯等，一一以或真实或梦幻的形态与他会面，来助他解除对“明天会持续多久”的困惑。
加藤和树
回复 :There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair salon after hours; her son spends part of the weekend with her ex, a man with a hair-trigger temper. Molly is expecting her first baby and its father acts as if the responsibility is too much for him. Eileen is bitter, complaining about her husband and the dog next door; Bill's a doormat. His West Indian neighbor offers him a drink; her own grown son locks himself in his room most of the time. Will anyone connect during this Guy Fawkes weekend? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
阿杜
回复 :在西班牙万宁霍夫—卡拉班斯谋杀案发生20年后，这部纪录片从司法、政治和社会学的角度回顾了这桩案件
