Aurora Rumelin is happy because the noble writer Leopold Sacher-Masoch has asked for her hand. Little by little the marriage goes into crisis mainly because Leopold asks his wife to beat him before sexual relations and to treat him like a slave. Both spouses have lovers and, in the end, the marriage ends in divorce.
| Directing | Franco Brogi Taviani | Director |
| Writing | Franco Brogi Taviani | Writer |
| Production | Franco Brogi Taviani | Producer |
| Production | Tonino Paoletti | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renato Ventura | Costume Design |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Sergio Buzi | Editor |
| Production | Giancarlo Di Fonzo | Producer |
| Sound | Gianfranco Plenizio | Music |
| Writing | Leopold von Sacher-Masoch | Writer |
| Art | Gianni Sbarra | Production Design |
| Camera | Angelo Bevilacqua | Director of Photography |
