Lovers: A True Story

– Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get ma..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Original Name:
Amantes
Lovers: A True Story (1991) - Also known as Amantes

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.

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Release Date:

12 Apr 1991

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writer:

Álvaro del Amo, Vicente Aranda, Carlos Pérez Merinero

Main Actors:

Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú, Enrique Cerro

Plot:

Set in '50s Spain, a young man (Sanz) leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée (Verdu) can get married. He rents a room from a widow (Abril), 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.

Awards:

13 wins & 9 nominations.

Production:

Worldvision Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10