After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The first of the two was 'The Fall of Babylon', which depicts the conflict between Prince Belshazzar of Babylon and Cyrus the Great of Persia.。It's the summer of 1982 on Long Island. JJ is working for his dad, when he falls for Debbie. Frankie reconnects with a long lost love. But as temperatures cool, so do their relationships, leaving the young men to accept summer is ending.。1911年,德国作曲家阿森巴赫(德克•博加德)怀带丧女之痛来到威尼斯,想藉水城美景舒缓心情,可是一切景致所勾起的不过是更加伤心的回忆,直到在旅馆里邂逅美少年塔奇奥(伯恩•安德森),对方宛如希腊雕像般的容颜才令他浑身颤栗,浑然忘我地沉醉在激动的热情中。
其后,威尼斯城被瘟疫所笼罩,但官方刻意封锁了消息。阿森巴赫逐渐发现这一惊人的危机时,没像其他人一样慌不择路想尽快逃离,相反为了多看塔奇奥一眼,甘愿染上瘟疫命丧威尼斯。。