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A Place for Lovers (1968)

A Place for Lovers poster
Original title
Amanti
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
18
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A terminally ill American fashion designer in Venice has a brief romance with a race-car driver. They spend time together knowing their time is limited.

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What happens

A Place for Lovers (Italian: Amanti, French: Le Temps des amants) is a 1968 romantic drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica and written by Brunello Rondi, Julian Zimet, Peter Baldwin, Ennio De Concini, Tonino Guerra and Cesare Zavattini. The film is based on the play Gli Amanti by Brunello Rondi and Renaldo Cabieri and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Faye Dunaway as a terminally ill American fashion designer in Venice, Italy who has a whirlwind affair with a race-car driver (played by Marcello Mastroianni). It is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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