Amanti (1968)
Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Drama / Romance
aka: A Place for Lovers

Film Synopsis

Valerio, an engineer, falls instantly in love with Julia when he sees her in an airport in New York.  He gives her his business card, hardly expecting that they will ever see each other again.  But a few years later Valerio and Julia meet up by chance in Italy.  They become lovers and pass a few delightful days together.  Then Julia reveals that she has cancer...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Vittorio De Sica
  • Script: Brunello Rondi (story), Julian Zimet, Peter Baldwin, Ennio De Concini, Tonino Guerra, Cesare Zavattini
  • Cinematographer: Pasqualino De Santis
  • Music: Manuel De Sica
  • Cast: Faye Dunaway (Julia), Marcello Mastroianni (Valerio), Enrico Simonetti (Party Host), Caroline Mortimer (Maggie), Karin Eugh (Griselda), Esmeralda Ruspoli (Attorney's Wife), Yvonne Gilbert (Marie), Mirella Pamphili (Party Guest), David Archell, Martha Buckman
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: English / Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 88 min
  • Aka: A Place for Lovers

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