While John Breval thinks he has fallen in love with young nun Paola Pietra, it is actually her voice, with its unusual timbre that provokes his visceral emotions and wildest fantasies. Breval is at the peak of success on all levels (professional, family, social). Nonetheless, he sacrifices everything he has skilfully built in order to free the nun, proud to perform an act that, he believes, will ennoble him. Paola Pietra is very beautiful, and the adventures they come across on their road trip through Europe reinforce his belief that she is his one big Love, the love of his life! But the couple eventually gets stuck in the English countryside, lost. Paola Pietra, now a free and independent woman, leaves him and returns to Italy. The story begins on an intense romantic note that is quickly shred to pieces when drama makes its way into Breval’s destiny. We are then presented with the disenchanted and cynical portrayal of a man carrying with him the main features of modern society. The focus is always on John Breval and the harshness of this observation is emphasized through a dry, linear narrative.