Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.
as Vittorio De Simone
as Bianca Ravelli
as Bianca's Mother
as The Judge
as Nora
as Bianca's Friend
as Prof. Achille Biondelli
as Biondelli's Wife
as Vittorio's Mistress
as Self (as Mario Zeichen)
as Anchorman
as The Doctor
as Friend of Bianca's Mother
