''La villa del venerdì'' (internationally released as ''Husband and Lovers'') is a
1991
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Italian
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erotic-drama film directed by
Mauro Bolognini. The film is a transposition of the eponymous novel written by
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia ( , ; born Alberto Pincherle ; 28 November 1907 – 26 September 1990) was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his de ...
.
It is the last film directed by Bolognini.
Plot Outline
A beautiful, strong-willed woman finds herself increasingly drawn to a violent, sadistic lover, rather than her tolerant, understanding husband.
Cast
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as Stefan
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Joanna Pacuła
Joanna Pacuła (; born 30 December 1957) is a Polish-American actress and model. Born in Tomaszów Lubelski and emigrating to the United States in the early 1980s, she first gained prominence through her modeling work for Vogue. Her breakthrou ...
as Alina
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Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky Karyo (; born 4 October 1953) is a French actor and musician of Turkish origin. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in nu ...
as Paolo
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Lara Wendel
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as Louisa
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Jeanne Valérie
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Selected filmography
* ''Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women'' (1959)
* '' Web of Passion'' (1959)
* ''The Loves of Sala ...
as Mother of Louisa
References
External links
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1991 films
Films based on works by Alberto Moravia
Films directed by Mauro Bolognini
Italian erotic drama films
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
1990s erotic drama films
English-language Italian films
1990s English-language films
1990s Italian films
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