《肉体的恶魔》是80年代最具争议性的意大利电影之一，《肉体的恶魔》改编自法国早逝天才作家雷蒙德·哈第盖（Raymond Radiguet）的经典同名小说，原著叙述十三岁少年与十九岁少妇的出轨恋情，因题材创新，引起当时法国文坛广大回响。马可·贝洛奇奥将题材创新，并且将时代背景放置于意大利有“anni di piombo”之称的70年代，恐怖主义暴力事件不断，社会动荡不安，社会运动以及极端左派组织非常活跃。 《肉体的恶魔》之所以引起巨大争论，除了是因为其激烈的政治性之外，女主角打真军的性场面在当年引起轩然大波。女主角在片中扮演一个正在筹备结婚的少妇茱丽叶，但是她的未婚夫却因为参与政治运动坐了牢，性欲得不到满足、内心的惶恐的情况下，她偶遇少年学生安德里亚，很快二人干柴烈火肉帛相见。当她未婚夫即将归来的那一天，面对未婚夫及这个少年，她将如何抉择？
An Italian high school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her fiancée is in jail for being involved in a radical movement, and she spends much time in court providing moral support. At first she resists the student's advances, but eventually begins an affair with him. Their situation is condemned by her family and his father, who is the woman's psychologist.
