To the casual observer, the Argentine El Secuestador (The Kidnapper) seems to wallow in sordidness for its own sake. The characters are all dirt-poor, and their surroundings relentlessly filthy. The "hero" and "heroi
侯爵夫人梅特伊（格伦·克洛斯 Glenn Close 饰）和恶名昭彰的浮华浪子瓦尔蒙（约翰·马尔科维奇 John Malkovich 饰）是两个在情场可互相匹敌的朋友，利用性当作武器，去抵毁对方的名誉与地位。一日，梅特伊提出让瓦尔蒙去勾引16岁的贵族少女塞西尔（乌玛·瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰），使其失身从而身败名裂。而瓦尔蒙却认为这样太缺乏挑战，他非但引诱了纯洁的塞西尔。还追加赌注勾引虔诚、美貌素以贞节著称的杜维尔夫人（米歇尔·菲佛 Michelle Pfeiffer 饰）。最终杜维尔夫人投入了他
