France, the end of the 18th century, the reign of Louis XVI. One winter, the 25-year-old Earl of Montarba met the charming Rosina in his forest, and was struck by the shine of her sunny eyes. It happened not far from Versailles, in the Rambouillet forest, and the life of the count from that moment changed and swirled in a stormy and formidable whirlpool of passion and events that turned the whole history of France and Europe...