The Lover(1972)
A thirty-year-old woman is secretly in love with the doctor who cares for her mother, an authoritarian and greedy widow. Her love turns into an obsession, and, morbidly jealous of her younger sister, she decides to murder the doctor.
Movie: The Lover
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Anne Blanc
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A thirty-year-old woman is secretly in love with the doctor who cares for her mother, an authoritarian and greedy widow. Her love turns into an obsession, and, morbidly jealous of her younger sister, she decides to murder the doctor.
Release Date
1972-01-01
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5
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2.5 startsTagline
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Français
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