Venice, 1580. The Marquis Della Porta lives alone in his villa with his secretary Jacopo, his servant Paolo and his beloved courtesan Veronica. Veronica is the only female and the three men are in love with her.
Pasquale es un policía romano. En una redada conoce a Desideria, un transexual, que resulta ser un viejo conocido y compañero de colegio. Desideria se enamora de Pasquale, pero éste tiene novia.
En un colegio en Roma, un profesor, llamado Dodo, sufre una profunda depresión. Su mujer acaba de dejarlo por otro hombre. Dodo la quiere de regreso desesperadamente, y comienza a tener fantasías y a soñar despierto sobre ella.
Although the drug is present in this film, the Crack this movie is about is, metaphorically, the crack in society which all the protagonists inhabit in a rundown neighborhood in Rome.
This movie is based on the true story that made headlines all over the world: the story of a relationship gone sour between a Japanese man very much in love with a French model. Some time later, it was discovered that the woman was turned into "sushi." At that time the man had already eaten a few body parts. To the arresting officers in Paris, he justified his acts as a proof of profound passion. In the late 80's many books and films find inspiration by the sinister love story.
Elisa and Karl are in a department store at closing time planning to steal a shirt, but Karl has to run to retrieve the car. And in the dark, after closing, Elisa witnesses a murder. Only problem is, she's blind. And when a police officer who was protecting the witness is killed it becomes more difficult for the Commissioner. And even more complicated when his relationship with Elisa starts to become a love-hate relationship.
Arabella es una ninfomaníaca insaciable, así que su marido, un escritor, invita a otro hombre a que conozca a su mujer para satisfacerla. Pero la protagonista reacciona de manera inesperada y asesina al amante. Esto, aparte de darle ideas para su novela al marido, genera un círculo vicioso de sexo y muerte.
Una pareja de bailarines que habían saltado a la fama gracias a su perfecta imitación de Ginger Rogers y Fred Astaire se reúnen años después en Roma para aparecer en un programa de televisión. El regreso de la pareja resultará bastante traumático para los dos.
