Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family. As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did. Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano. The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story. It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.
汉塞尔(约翰·卡梅隆·米切尔 John Cameron Mitchell 饰)从小就被摇滚乐吸引,希望以后能够成为一名摇滚乐歌手,某日,他遇见了美国大兵卢瑟(毛里斯·迪恩·温特 Maurice Dean Wint 饰),卢瑟答应带他去美国,但前提是汉塞尔必须和他结婚。为了追寻自己的梦想,汉塞尔毅然进行了变性手术,虽然手术给他带来了永久的创伤,但汉塞尔总算踏上了美国的土地。 两年之后,卢瑟抛弃了汉塞尔,在这片举目无亲的土地上,汉塞尔顽强的生存着。他为自己找了一份看护的工作,还成立了名为“The Angry Inch”的摇滚乐队,在此期间,汉塞尔遇见了名为汤米(迈克尔·皮特 Michael Pitt 饰)的年轻男孩,殊不知这个男孩将会成为他日后的噩梦。
故事发生在1953年的9月罗马尼亚的一个小村庄里,兰库(亚力山德鲁·波托西恩 Alexandru Potocean 饰)和玛拉(Meda Victor 饰)即将迎来他们盛大的婚礼,这一对男女是如此的相爱,除了做爱与结为夫妻,他们似乎再也无法找到什么更好的方式来传递他们的感情。然而,就在这大喜之时,传来了独裁者斯大林去世的消息,为了表达对他的祭奠,兰库和玛拉被告知他们必须取消婚礼。 对于兰库和玛拉来说,一个无关紧要的人的死亡怎么能够阻挡他们的爱情?一场无声婚礼应运而生,这里的无声代表了彻底的静默,没有语言,亦没有碰撞,拉扯,咀嚼所带来的任何声响。对强权和独裁的反抗带给了村民们久违的快乐,却也让这特殊的婚礼最终演变成为了一场葬礼。
爱丽丝(邦尼·亨特 Bonnie Hunt 饰)和乔治(查尔斯·格罗丁 Charles Grodin 饰)带着三个孩子瑞思(尼科洛·汤姆 Nicholle Tom 饰),泰德(Christopher Castile 饰)与艾米丽(Sarah Rose Karr 饰)住在城郊的大房子里,生活过得平静而又幸福,直到一天,一只可怜又可爱的流浪狗出现在了纽顿家门口。在三个孩子的苦苦恳求下,小狗成为了纽顿家新的一员,取名贝多芬。 时间流逝,长大的不仅仅是纽顿家的三个孩子,还有贝多芬,在短短几个月的时间里,原本娇小可爱的贝多芬已然成为了一只庞然大物,在不断制造麻烦的同时,贝多芬也为纽顿一家带来了深深的快乐。贝多芬的存在吸引了兽医瓦尼克(迪恩·琼斯 Dean Jones 饰)的注意,邪恶的医生开始想尽千方百计,企图将贝多芬据为己有。