The Terrible Lovers (1985)
This standard romantic drama focuses on three different couples who happen to come together in a small hotel in Rome and play out their differences in that setting. The couples are made up of a Parisian woman and her Slavic boyfriend out to spend some quality time together; a Frenchman (Jean-Noel Picq) searching for his sexually awakened teenage mistress; and a woman out to reunite with her Italian lover (Michele Placido). These people manifest different approaches to a romantic partnership that are tested in their brief encounters in Rome.
Directors: Danièle Dubroux, Stavros Kaplanidis.
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Stanko Molnar as Hans |
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Jean-Noël Picq as Adrien |
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Danièle Dubroux as Laure |
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Manuela Gourary as Alice |
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Anna Condo as Stéphanie |
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Michele Placido as Sergio |
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Silvana Fusacchia as Cynthia |
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Renaud Victor as Le musicien |
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Fabio Ferzetti as Le réceptionniste |
| Camera | Richard Copans | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Zé Branco | Art Direction |
| Editing | Martine Giordano | Editor |
| Writing | Danièle Dubroux | Writer |
| Directing | Danièle Dubroux | Director |
| Directing | Stavros Kaplanidis | Director |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |