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Lovers: A True Story (1991)

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This landlady has more than just rent on her mind

Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get married. He rents a room from a widow, and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.

Cast & Crew

Director
Vicente Aranda
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    Luisa Victoria Abril
  • Profile picture of Jorge Sanz
    Paco Jorge Sanz
  • Profile picture of Maribel Verdú
    Trini Maribel Verdú
  • Profile picture of Saturnino García
    Pueblerino Saturnino García
  • Profile picture of Mabel Escaño
    Esposa Comandante Mabel Escaño
  • Profile picture of Alicia Agut
    Madre Trini Alicia Agut
  • Profile picture of Gabriel Latorre
    Gordo Gabriel Latorre
  • Profile picture of Ricard Borràs
    Individuo Bar (as Ricard Borrás) Ricard Borràs

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