L'amantide(1977)
Santoro family lives in an elegant country villa the whose ancestor is the old Theodora. One day her son has an accident and is paralyzed; Eleanor, his wife throws herself into the arms of a lover, but the mother-in-law does everything possible to replace it with another of her choice.
Movie: L'amantide
Top 10 Billed Cast
Eleonora Santoro
Riccardo Santoro
Annalisa Santoro
Pia Angela Santoro
Rodolfo Santoro
Carlo, Pia Angela Husband
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Santoro family lives in an elegant country villa the whose ancestor is the old Theodora. One day her son has an accident and is paralyzed; Eleanor, his wife throws herself into the arms of a lover, but the mother-in-law does everything possible to replace it with another of her choice.
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1977-03-08
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