In the year 43 AD, Claudius reigns over the Roman Empire with his beautiful wife, Messalina, at his side. Messalina is a sex-obsessed woman who mercilessly exploits her husband's power in an attempt to satisfy her insatiable lust. Actively supported by Agrippina, Messalina turns the Roman court into a squalid place of vice and perversion. One day, however, the Emperor finds out what is going on behind his back and takes cruel revenge.
In an ancient farmhouse in the Bergamo countryside, Batisti, widowed for two years, lives with his niece Teresi. During his afternoon naps, Batisti has frequent erotic dreams.
Diego is now 35 years old. His friends think that his life is boring and measured so they give the guy an unusual gift for his birthday. None of the friends could have imagined that Diego has his own hidden secrets, one of them being Stella, the bar owner. Another secret is a passion for perfumes. Diego longs to get Stella into bed and also dreams of creating an extraordinary scent.