Scenes from Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera with Canio, the clown, introducing actors who are seen in pantomime while the operatic voices are heard off-screen. Canio discovers his wife has been unfaithful but carries on with his performance.

关于法王亨利二世的情妇黛安·德·普瓦捷和他的妻子凯瑟琳·德·美第奇之间的权力与感情之争的电影。