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Italy, 1970s. Charismatic art critic James Figueras and attractive American Berenice Hollis arrive at a luxurious estate on Lake Como in northern Italy. Its owner, lawyer and art collector Cassidy, makes the couple an unusual offer — to steal the last masterpiece of his reclusive genius artist friend from the artist's studio. But the carefully thought-out plan unexpectedly spirals out of control. Based on the novel by Charles Willeford.