SimonettaStefanellistarsasLucreziaBorgiainLucianoErcoli'sversionoftheearlylifeofthisfascinatinghistoricalpersona.Iftheaccuracyofthehistoricalfact*aybedrawnintoquestion,Ercolicertainlycannotbecontestedinhisattempttobringallthemoresensationalandlasciviousdetailstothescreen.Thefilmisactuallyverygoodlooking,andStefanelliisagorgeousLucrezia.SimonettaStefanelliperformersasthepitilessLucreziaBorgiainLucianoErcoli'stakeontheBorgiahousehold.Duringtheearly16thcentury,ItalyisgovernedbythemightyBorgiafamily,directedbyCesarBorgiaandhiscousinLucrezia(MartineCarol).Inaruthlesspowerplay,Cesareplotstoh*ehissister'sspousemurdered.Butlackingherbrother'sunderstanding,LucretiahastakenadurableloverwhowillchallengetheBorgias,butCesar'sloveforhiscousinwillonceagaincontributetothedeclineofLucrezia'spartnerandunitethe2friendsinan*uousconnection.