在这部夜孔雀剧情/爱情片中,法国女留学生埃尔莎（刘亦菲 饰）在成都爱上了丝绸研究员、尺八高手马荣（黎明 饰），后又在巴黎与马荣的兄弟、纹身师建民（刘烨 饰）之间产生情感。前者找到了一种符合他理想的蚕——夜孔雀，后者把蝶化的夜孔雀永远铭刻在艾尔莎的肌肤上。
French female student Elsa fell in love with silk researcher, shakuhachi master Mayon, and later in Paris with Mayon's brother who built tattoos to generate emotion between people. The former found a line with his ideal silkworm - night peacock, which the peacock butterfly of the night is forever attached in the skin Elsa.
披着文艺外套的烂俗故事会。父亲爱上人，儿子爱上脚，小叔子爱上皮肤。夜孔雀解密篇：你们真的看懂夜孔雀了吗。孔雀至美夜太黑。刻意矫情的伪文艺。东方悲剧寻找西方出口。大白话夜孔雀。身托彩凤，心有灵犀——520《夜孔雀》观后（剧透慎入）。关于剧情的一些疑惑和思考。火华社长的眼神依然是那么真诚。
