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Husbands and Lovers

1991 · 90 min

A cool, uneasy chamber drama of desire and resentment, watching a marriage curdle into a quiet contest of possession.

Directed by
Mauro Bolognini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julian Sands, Joanna Pacula, Tchéky Karyo
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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Directed by
Mauro Bolognini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julian Sands, Joanna Pacula, Tchéky Karyo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • love
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Mauro Bolognini
Written by
Sergio Bazzini
Starring
Julian Sands, Joanna Pacula, Tchéky Karyo, Lara Wendel, Marco Di Stefano, Jeanne Valérie, Ines Nobili, Sonia Topazio
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Giuseppe Lanci
Runtime
90 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian, English, Spanish

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