简介：Thiseroticpsycho-sexualarthousedramawithstrongreligiousandsurrealisticelementsfollowsDavidandHelene,arichunhappymiddle-agedcouplestuckinastalesexlessmarriagewholivewiththeirnumeroushouseholdstaffinherfamily'sstylishArtNouveauchateauontheoutskirtsofParis,France.Oneevening,theyinvitetheircircleofcloseandattractivefriendstoadinnerpartythat'smeanttoculminatewithanorgiasticandritualisticdeflorationofayoungandwillingMadonna-likenubilevirgin,Marie-Odile.ThelavishceremonyishostedbyHelenewiththehelpofRaphael,thestrangeyoungMessiahofthisunusuallovecultwhosegoalseemstobetohelpeveryonerecapturetheirlustforlife,includingapossiblyterminallyillyoungfemaleguestthere.DavidbringsayoungmancalledAlaintothepartywho,toDavid'sdismay,quicklyturnshisinteresttowardsHelene'svoluptuousyoungfemalefriend,Katia.Feelingemasculatedandunwanted,David,whomayormaynotbegay,goestobedbeforedinner,andElisabeth,hisjadedyoungdaughterandtheonlypersonwhounderstandshim,helpshimretire.Meanwhile,backattheparty,ameekmannamedPierrewatcheshisdomineeringwife,Laura,andhergorgeouslesbianloverLoulouenjoyingachickenlegaswellaseachother.Otherguestseventuallybecomefriskyaswell.Astheclimaxoftheeveningapproaches,Marie-Odilepreparesforherroleintheceremony,Pierre'sattemptatathreesomegoesawry,andHelenebecomesthefocusofalovetrianglewhichincludesherhandsomeyoungadultson,Philippe,asthetwoshareanincestuousdesireforeachother,andtheiryoungaffectionatemaid,Rosa,whoseesHeleneashersurrogatemotherandisapparentlyinlovewithher,eventhoughthisloveisone-sided.OtherguestsincludePhilippe'spossiblyplatonicmalefriendJuliene.…