Lover, Wife
1977·Italy·106 min.
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Since her husband pronounced her frigid on her wedding night, Antonia DeAngelis has been an invalid. When he disappears, she believes him dead: she leaves her bed and takes over his business, traveling to see clients. She discovers her husband's passions, his political writing, mistresses, and his indifference to the peasants on her family's land. She improves their lot, begins an affair with a young foreign doctor, and publishes her husband's writings. All this time, he's hiding from a murder charge in a house across the square. Amazed, he watches her become his sexual and social equal.
DirectorMarco Vicario
MusicArmando Trovajoli
CinematographyEnnio Guarnieri
CastLaura Antonelli·Marcello Mastroianni·Leonard Mann·William Berger·Olga Karlatos·Gastone Moschin·Stefano Patrizi·Luigi Diberti·Enzo Robutti
Original titleMogliamante
Also known asWifemistress