奥斯卡是个愤世嫉俗的人,一个败类律师，靠肯蒙拐骗各种手段混迹职场。阿曼德是一位出生贫穷，不知何故为自己未犯过的错而入狱25年。而出狱这天，阿曼德的家人并不欢迎他。因此出狱的第一天就在街头和一条流浪狗相伴一夜，第二天两人相遇…

Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.