Love of a Woman

Love of a Woman

1988 · 122 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Gabriella, a young twenty-five year old from Milan , is married to the lawyer Bernasconi, a middle-aged man, without scruples, who in the past had been the lover of Gabriella's mother. Gabriella falls in love with Franco, an airplane test pilot. Her husband, however, is not willing to grant her a divorce.

Directed by Nelo Risi · Written by Alberto Buscaglia

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