The American Bride

Oct 9, 1986

1h 32m

★ 3.0

Overview

Edoardo meets and immediately falls in love for Edith. They soon decide to marry. During the wedding Edoardo knows Anna, Edith's best friend and wife of her brother. This last is a fake marriage since Sacha is homosexual. Incredibly Edoardo loses his mind for Anna, and they become soon lovers. The two couples spend time together in Venezia. Edoardo is continuously shared between Edith and Anna. But this won't take long.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Anna

Stefania Sandrelli

Edoardo

Thommy Berggren

Edith

Trudie Styler

Sacha

Harvey Keitel

Kirk

Richard Borg

Franco

Giuseppe Mannajuolo

Giuseppe Cederna

Antonio Finocchito

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

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