A Man in Love

A Man in Love

★ 4.5IMDb Score
Released:1987-05-07
Duration:125 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Diane Kurys
Actors:Peter Coyote, Greta Scacchi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Peter Riegert
Production:Alexandre Films

Overview:

An American film-star and an unknown British actress meet on set in Rome. She is angry when he refuses to speak to her journalist father, but later they have a passionate relationship.

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