意大利文学巨匠加布里埃尔·丹农齐奥的传记。这部电影以19世纪末意大利和法国为背景，当时艺术风格Decadentismo开始形成，影片聚焦于丹农齐奥的生活，当时他已经是罗马的一名知名诗人和记者。作为民主和平民的坚定反对者，他在富人和贵族中寻找激情和快乐。其中一位贵族女性Elvira Fraternali Leoni是他的第一部小说《快乐》（Il Piacere）的缪斯女神。

A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D'Annunzio's life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).

La vita del giovane Gabriele D'Annunzio, scrittore rampante e frequentatore dei salotti romani. Al centro di tutto la relazione con Elvira Fraternali Leoni.

Biografía del escritor italiano Gabriele D'Annunzio (período 1887-1991). Aunque estaba ya casado, mantuvo una relación romántica con Elvira Fraternal Leoni, a la que llamaba Bárbara, "aquella que todo lo da y lo perdona".