意大利北部工业城市拉文纳，无处不在的工厂噪音、被污染的河流、荒凉的郊外、冷清的街道，一片人间炼狱的模样。远处，一个身着绿衣的年轻女子，在巨型高耸的烟囱和吞吐着迷雾的管道中驻足。在这污浊荒废之地，她显得烦躁不安又神思恍惚。原来这个略显神经质的女人朱莉安娜（莫尼卡·维蒂 Monica Vitti饰）的丈夫正是这家冶炼厂的经理乌戈（卡洛·吉奥内蒂 Carlo Chionetti饰）。乌戈把她介绍给自己的...

The famous writer Bernard travels to a small town nearby a lake to spend vacation out of season in the winter. He check in an old hotel owned by Enrico and his daughter Irma expecting to meet the maid...