影片描述弟弟艾米里奥由于体质不佳，从小一直在家中由母亲照顾。当母亲离世后，他唯一的姐姐一位成功的女企业家帕特莉茜娅，卖掉自己的公司回到自己的故乡来照顾弟弟。她鼓励艾米里奥应该走出家中、离开电视机，去外面寻找自己的世界：有新鲜的空气、海洋、植物，结交朋友、恋人......
教他学会理解和学会去爱，甚至用自己的性经历来当故事讲述。但是事情并不像预期的那么单纯，最终却上演了一场姐弟之间怪异、错愕的乱伦关系...

Massimo Lucantoni (Gianfranco Manfredi) is a film writer in Rome, who is having some trouble with writing his first novel, beacuse he feels too much distraction. There are noisy neighbours and his wife who has actually been seperating from him. He takes the chance to rent a luxurious poolhouse from an excentric but obviously no more so rich as they pretend to be aristocratic couple. Living in that poolhouse he meets Nastienka (Nastassja Kinski), who is waiting for her prince charming in the near of the pool. She obviously beliefs in the supernatural world, as she explains to Massimo that her lover will soon arrive on a horse to take them both to a faraway place. Nastienka also has the ability to talk to animals (at least to her own dogs). Massimo falls in love with Nastienka and tries to win her love.