Cecilia

Cecilia, the wife of wealthy diplomat Andre, lives a life of crushing ennui within her privileged social circle. Her boredom manifests in increasingly provocative behavior toward her household staff, repeatedly displaying her body to the servants in a series of exhibitionist games. These attempts at seduction and attention-seeking behavior backfire dramatically when her actions provoke a violent response from the staff members. The assault occurs when members of her staff, pushed beyond their limits by her exhibitionist behavior, sexually assault the wealthy woman. Rather than being traumatized in a conventional sense, Cecilia experiences an unexpected psychological response - she finds herself aroused by the encounter and returns home to engage in passionate intimacy with her husband Andre after a long period of marital detachment. In a moment of startling honesty, Cecilia confesses to Andre that she had enjoyed the assault and that it had rekindled her sexual desires after months of emotional distance in their marriage. This confession serves as the catalyst for the couple's descent into a world of sexual experimentation and boundary-breaking encounters. What begins as renewed intimacy between husband and wife quickly escalates into participation in elaborate socialite sex parties, where the wealthy couple mingles with other affluent individuals seeking similar thrills. The parties lead to woodland orgies and increasingly elaborate sexual scenarios, with both Cecilia and Andre embracing what they perceive as a free-love lifestyle. As their adventures become more frequent and intense, Cecilia finds her amorous pursuits spinning dangerously out of control, particularly when Andre decides to fully participate in the libertine lifestyle rather than merely observe or reluctantly participate. The couple's marriage transforms from one of bourgeois respectability to one of mutual sexual exploration, but this transformation comes at the cost of their emotional stability and social standing. The film chronicles their journey through this underground world of wealthy hedonists, exploring how their initial rekindled passion evolves into something more compulsive and potentially destructive. The narrative follows Cecilia as she embarks on different sexual encounters, each one seemingly designed to recapture or intensify the feelings she experienced during her initial assault. The story concludes with the couple having fundamentally altered their relationship and lifestyle, though the film leaves ambiguous whether this transformation represents liberation or destruction.