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Maria's Lovers (1984)

Maria's Lovers poster
Directed by
Andrei Konchalovsky
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A soldier comes home from World War II and marries the woman he loves. But he cannot fulfill his role as a husband, which threatens their chance at happiness.

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What happens

Maria's Lovers is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, and Robert Mitchum. The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but he is unable to consummate his marriage, ruining the couple's chances of a shared happiness. The film is the first American feature film by Konchalovsky and opened the 41st Venice International Film Festival. Maria's Lovers also was nominated César Award for Best Foreign Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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