在这部英俊的安东尼奥剧情片中,本片改编自维塔利亚诺·布兰卡蒂的同名小说。
故事发生在意大利卡塔尼亚。马斯楚安尼扮演的风流公子安东尼奥从城里返乡，其父亲是个远近驰名的贞烈汉子，到处吹嘘儿子的魅力无穷，结果真的有很多村姑前来攀亲，最后安东尼奥与当地望族的童贞女巴巴拉成婚，婚后新娘才发现安东尼奥是个性无能。在丑事被揭穿后，巴巴拉被家人勒令改嫁，安东尼奥的父亲颜面全失竟然拼出 老命去找妓女来一显老当益壮的雄风，无奈却落得牡丹花下死。悔恨之中的安东尼奥竟然在无心与女仆的私情中一举成功，令女仆怀孕，于是又要筹办婚礼。
Women love handsome Antonio because they think of him as the perfect lover. But he has problems to fullfill this ideal and Barbara only notices his failures when they are married. When the town learns about his trouble they start laughing at him...
