费利克斯是一位著名的大提琴演奏家,他用音乐才能吸引了无数的女性崇拜者。然而,当受尊敬的评论家科尼·利厄斯到达费利克斯的家为他写传记,科尼·利厄斯发现房子里所有的女人都极力干涉他而保守这位艺术大师的秘密。对于科尼·利厄斯来说,他在这个地方的经历变得越来越富有戏剧性,他被强迫穿女人的衣服,照性感的照片给费利克斯看,还有放烟火等等,但是最终他还是没能见到费利克斯的庐山真面目。The pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he goes to stay in his house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with the man, but by talking to all the women who live with him, he comes to learn a lot about the musician's private life none the less. Cornelius then decides to use this information and tries to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition that he, Cornelius, has written.