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.
James Russo
as Vittorio De Simone
Eleonora Brigliadori
as Bianca Ravelli
Giuliana Calandra
as Bianca's Mother
Anna Bonaiuto
as The Judge
Karen Moore
as Nora
Lidia Broccolino
as Bianca's Friend
Riccardo Salvino
as Prof. Achille Biondelli
Delia D'Alberti
as Biondelli's Wife
Claire Hardwick
as Vittorio's Mistress
Valentino Zeichen
as Self (as Mario Zeichen)
Paolo Pigozzi
as
Francesco Scali
as Anchorman
