Plot: (from DVD Times)
Oliviero Rouvigny, a failed writer and an alcoholic, spends his days holding decadent parties in his crumbling mansion for the local hippie community, while simultaneously subjecting his long-suffering wife Irina (Anita Strindberg) to a continuous barrage of mental and physical abuse. When Oliviero's lover, a young student, is found brutally murdered, Oliviero immediately becomes the primary suspect, so when the Rouvignys' servant Brenda is found dead on the premises, he goes to great lengths to conceal it.
As his paranoia builds, his abuse of Irina becomes more and more savage. Trapped in an impossible situation, she becomes increasingly desperate, but a ray of hope unexpectedly enters the household in the form of Floriana (Edwige Fenech). Oliviero's worldy-wise niece, she is a forthright young woman who won't stand for any nonsense, and as Irina finds comfort first in her arms and later in her bed, the pair of them hatch a plot to deal with Oliviero... or, at least, that's what would initially seem to be going on. As events progress, however, it becomes apparent that initial appearances can be deceptive...
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