This Italian drama makes a pathetic attempt at outrageousness and profundity as it chronicles the bizarre relationship between Marcello Mastroianni and the obsessive Catherine Deneuve. The two meet on the Mediterranean island where Mastroianni stays with his dog. Soon after they meet, he and Deneuve become lovers. She proves a jealous lover. Feeling he loves the dog more than he loves her, she kills the beast, dons its collar and begins bringing Mastroianni sticks. Later she follows him off the island to the home of his suicidal wife. Upon their return they avoid French Legionnaires and decorate a Nazi aircraft.