Sandro is a Roman adrift in Venice during Carnival. As he enters midlife, he argues with his wife of sixteen years more often than they laugh or make love. She's had enough of his moods, so they separate so he can sort out his mind. His first night away, he sees a photograph of a nude; the image resembles his wife. He searches for the model, whose name is Riri. He finds her, and she looks exactly like his wife, except that Riri is a gaily attired prostitute and Laura is a self-contained antiquarian bookseller. Are they two women, are they one, and in the masquerade of Carnival, what is real?
Nino Manfredi
as Sandro
Eleonora Giorgi
as Laura / Riri
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Pireddu
Georges Wilson
as Arch. Zanetto
Carlo Bagno
as Giovanni
Beatrice Ring
as Beatrice
Donato Castellaneta
as Ciccio
Toni Barpi
as The Boatman
Giuseppe Maffioli
as Ubriacone
West Buchanan
as Conte Bardolin
Nicoletta Boris
as Lady in the crowd
Gino Cavalieri
as The Professor
