This psychological thriller follows the troubles of Madeleine (Camille Keaton, Cosi avete fatto a Solange), a young woman married to the much older Franz (Silvano Tranquilli, La Gatta in calore), a ship broker fond of parapsychology. Madeleine lives through a schizophrenic mood, "an evil thing that appears and disappears", where mixed with reality she has nightmares and visions of harassment by black-caped women with colorful whigs, a doll's funeral and a dreadful car accident during a race.In their luxurious summer villa in Rome, cared by a whole staff of servants (the butler Giovanni, Nando Sarlo, Carnalita; the gardener Antonio, Gualtiero Rispoli, Amori morbosi di una contessina; the maid, Maria Teresa Piaggio, L'Ossessa), Madeleine multiplies her love affairs under the comprehensive look of her complacent husband: with Thomas (Pier Maria Rossi, Quelli che contano), a young Swiss student in philosophy, with his girlfriend Mary (Paola Senatore, Il Fiore dai petali d'acciaio), and even with her husband's son Louis (Riccardo Salvino, Il Tuo Vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave).Where is the truth among the chaotic thoughts of her mind? Is her past "a fantasy or a reality"? Could she find the way to free herself and find a more peaceful life with her real self? Does her husband involved in strange experiments really want to help her? Could she be harmful to her entourage or to herself? Through this initiatory and erotic journey, the film will help us to find the key to the truth embedded in Madeleine's mind. (Viewed in English 1h42 version.)