During the year 1673, Rome was besieged by poverty and violence. The rich Mr. Argante has two servants to look after him, while his wife is only waiting to see him dead to inherit.

Misery money-lender Arpagone is looking to arrange three weddings simultaneously - to cut down on costs. One for himself and the others for his two children. Of course he doesn't approve of the choices his son and daughter have made and conspires to arrange more well to do spouses against their will. However, fate will prove itself to be on the side of true love, not of the greedy.

一群生活在费罗纳修道院的修女们，在老院长升天后，权利的诱惑，姐妹们对院长一职进行了一场勾心斗角、明争暗斗、互相残杀的殊死较量，以及修女们不甘寂寞的病态偷情……