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.
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James Russo
Vittorio De Simone
Eleonora Brigliadori
Bianca Ravelli
Giuliana Calandra
Bianca's Mother
Anna Bonaiuto
The Judge
Karen Moore
Nora
Lidia Broccolino
Bianca's Friend
Riccardo Salvino
Prof. Achille Biondelli
Delia D'Alberti
Biondelli's Wife
Claire Hardwick
Vittorio's Mistress
Valentino Zeichen
Self (as Mario Zeichen)
Paolo Pigozzi
Francesco Scali
Anchorman
Emidio La Vella
The Doctor
Marisa Serafina
Nurse
Ivano Marescotti
Friend of Bianca's Mother
Giuliana Gamba
Director
Francesca Archibugi
Screenplay
Gloria Malatesta
Screenplay
Claudia Sbarigia
Screenplay
Francesca Archibugi
Story
Gloria Malatesta
Story
Claudia Sbarigia
Story
Alberto Moravia
Novel
Galliano Juso
Producer
Giovanni Bertolucci
Producer
Luigi Verga
Director of Photography
Rosalino Cellamare
Original Music Composer
Carlo Bartolucci
Editor
Claudio Cinini
Production Design
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