Husbands and Lovers

Husbands and Lovers

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:1991-09-19
Genre:Drama
Duration:90 min
Country:Italy
Director:Mauro Bolognini
Actors:Julian Sands, Joanna Pacula, Tchéky Karyo, Lara Wendel, Marco Di Stefano
Production:Produzioni Atlas Consorziate, Metrofilm
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Overview:

Stefan finds that he can no longer tolerate the arrangement of his cheating wife ... he, the husband, gets her during the week and her lover gets her on the weekends. At the same time the wife finds herself increasingly drawn to the violence of her lover versus the adoration of her husband.

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