Juliette Mayniel

Ophelia -- A pale young woman lies at the surface of a charming brook. A view strangely reminiscent of Millais' Ophelia. The scene, however, takes place at the other end of the world and warped romanticism is now used to sell soap.

This stylish satire on modern mores stars Pierre Clémenti as Lallo, a shallow Italian youth who journeys to Milan to attend his father's funeral and there decides to follow in his footsteps by becoming a gigolo to vapid socialites. Lallo bounces from one wealthy woman's bed to another until his heart is broken by a girl his own age, lovely Sveva (Martine Malle), and he takes the advice of a fellow adventurer to find a different type of patron.