Set in 1799, the film tells the story of the Marquise von O, a virtuous widow, who finds herself pregnant and protests her innocence while possibly deserving to be exiled.
sˈɛt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə fˈɪlm tˈɛlz ðə stˈoːɹi ʌvðə mˈɑːɹkwaɪz vˈɑːn ˈoʊ, ɐ vˈɜːtʃuːəs wˈɪdoʊ, hˌuː fˈaɪndz hɜːsˈɛlf pɹˈɛɡnənt ænd pɹˈoʊtɛsts hɜːɹ ˈɪnəsəns wˌaɪl pˈɑːsᵻbli dɪzˈɜːvɪŋ təbi ˈɛɡzaɪld.