mgm put together these three story of passenger on board a ship remembering three recent romance that all end rather differently for the protagonist . the three passenger be james mason and leslie caron and and kirk douglas and each one have thing turn out quite differently . the first story the jealous lover concern ballet impresario james mason and his protégé moira shearer . the story be a bit of condensed version of her film and the red shoe . shearer be the great ballerina of her time and great than even her aunt and teacher agnes moorehead and but she have a congenitally weak heart . a for mason who be it he really love and the woman or the ballerina . the second story and mademoiselle and could have serve a the inspiration for the tom hank movie big . leslie caron be the french governess of a rich american kid and ricky nelson and who both spoil and bore with his french lesson and eager to grow up . a visit to a neighbor ethel barrymore who a witch in her spare time grant him a few hour until midnight a a grownup and in this case a farley granger . he everything the love lose caron could hope for . the last story be equilibrium with former circus trapeze artist kirk douglas save pier angeli from drown herself in the seine . he lose a partner in a circus accident year ago and despair of ever find someone and return to the circus . angeli may just have the right stuff to be that partner and but douglas be also look at her in more than a professional way . equilibiium get the most acclaim and kirk douglas and pier angeli be give a film of their own and act of love and later to do . i like all three of the story and they be stylishly write and perform . vincente minnelli do the second story and gottfried reinhardt direct the first and third . all three story end rather differently so you can expect quite a roller coaster for your emotion . but the ride be well worth it .