在这部布兰琪剧情/历史片中,水滑洗凝脂,莉吉雅布拉妮丝全裸登场,在导演兼丈夫博罗夫兹克的镜头下,如笼中白鸽纯洁无瑕,不带半点香艳,是其后《不道德的故事》 (1974)等情色话题作的精神先驱。以油画般美感重塑中世纪氛围,古堡男爵夫人白兰琪倾国倾城,不单令继子心生爱慕,更令到访的帝王及侍卫神魂颠倒,为伊人倾轧角力。男爵(传奇演员米修西蒙)妒火中烧陷入疯狂,终酿成悲剧结局。博氏将激情欲念的残酷与哀愁拍得精准细致,典雅建筑、雕琢装饰在优美摄影下飘逸浓厚欧洲古典气息,足以荣登艺术电影的殿堂。
Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master.