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Love story between a young man and a married woman. She's married to a businessman who's neglecting her. She would like to leave him but she's afraid of the age difference between her and her lover.
Acting
Florinda Bolkan's face does three acts of tragedy in one close-up.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like it smells of expensive perfume and regret.
Direction
Schivazappa makes bourgeois hell look almost inviting.

Director
Piero Schivazappa
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