"O"isatalentedphotographerinherlatetwentieswithapromisingcareeraheadofher.Sheistorn,however,betweenthetasksfinancialrealitiesareforcinguponherandbetweenherownartisticaims.Encouragedbyherboyfriend,Rene,"O"decidesthatsheshouldpursueherartisticpassionwithoutreservation,settingasidefinancialrealitiesuntilshehascompletedherverybeautiful,avant-gardebookoforiginalphotos.Inhopesofenabling"O"tofocusherenergiesonthebook,Reneintroduceshertoamysteriousbenefactor,thewealthyandpowerfulSirStephen.Whatstartsoutasapromisingarrangement,turnsouttobeself-destructivefor"O".Sheallowsoutsideinfluencestocorruptherartisticvision,assheisdrawnintoaseductiveworldofdeceit,power,anderoticism.