J. - a young adventurer into whom the soul of his compatriot, the great seducer Giacomo Casanova, seemed to have moved. J. participates in the turbulent events of the early twentieth century - from the Italian rebellions to the first flight over the Alps, from the Boer War to the First World War. But the only thing he really cares about are women. He knows how to charm women of different classes and nationalities, of different ages and status, single and married, brilliant society ladies and simpletons. But how does he manage to conquer them so easily? And who is he - a cold seducer and destroyer or a kind of embodiment of the very spirit of Love?..