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Lovers: A True Story

Lovers: A True Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 23, 1991

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance

User Score

65%

Original Title

Amantes

Production Companies

Pedro Costa P. C., TVE

Director

Vicente Aranda

Budget

$2,356,000

Description

Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get married. He rents a room from a widow, and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.