The Malady of Love

Physician Robert Briand Robin Renucci runs a leper colony in the 15th century that takes in new residents who suffer from the ravages of syphilis When the beautiful MarieBlanche Isabelle Pasco is brought to the grim prisonlike facility Robert finds she displays no apparent signs of disease He risks everything when he falls in love with the woman and makes plans to run away with her Erland Josephson plays Roberts father with Piera Degli Esposti as Roberts faithful assistant Terese