Maria's Lovers (1984) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Maria's Lovers
Year
1984
Running time
105 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama
Synopsis
Ivan Bibic returns to his Pittsburgh PA suburb after surviving a Japanse POW camp, causing regular nightmares. All the time he remained faithfully devoted to his childhood love, fellow ethnic Yugoslavian virgin Maria Bosic. She dates him again, thus ruining a virtual engagement to captain Al Griselli. Against Ivan's dad's advice, they get married. But Ivan became psychologically impotent, feels unworthy of her and starts wondering, even looking for another girl. Meanwhile slick guitar-and-song-busker Clarence Butts moves in to South-Western PA, and seduces Maria.
Awards
1984: César Award: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
1984: Venice Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Lion
Critics' reviews
- "There are some remarkable scenes, but these are nearly outweighed by some heavy-handed symbolism and some deadly dull spots where the narrative seems to be in a holding pattern."
- "A sensitive and subtle film about love, lust and emotional scars, the title is perhaps misleading. The film explores the quandary that two lovers face when sexual inadequacy causes a void in their relationship"
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