When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess.

In 1789, French poet André Chénier struck up a romance with a young aristocrat.