Scared of life and lacking the courage to be himself, Ludovico lives hidden away in his grandmother's old apartment. One night, the wickedness of the world goes to visit him in the form of Jack, a boy who is Ludovico's age but has the opposite
侯爵夫人梅特伊（格伦·克洛斯 Glenn Close 饰）和恶名昭彰的浮华浪子瓦尔蒙（约翰·马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰）是两个在情场可互相匹敌的朋友，利用性当作武器，去抵毁对方的名誉与地位。一日，梅特伊提出让瓦尔蒙去勾引16岁的贵族少女塞西尔（乌玛·瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰），使其失身从而身败名裂。而瓦尔蒙却认为这样太缺乏挑战，他非但引诱了纯洁的塞西尔。还追加赌注勾引虔诚、美貌素以贞节著称的杜维尔夫人（米歇尔·菲佛 Michelle Pfeiffer 饰）。最终杜维尔夫人投入了
