His Secret Life

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His Secret Life ★★★ Fate Ignoranti; Blind Fairies; Ignorant Fairies 2001 (R)

Antonia (Buy) is devastated when her husband Massimo (Renzi) is killed in a car accident. But her grief turns to shock when she accidentally discovers he was having a longtime affair. She goes to confront her husband's mistress and learns it's a mister—Michele (Accorsi), who resents Antonia's interference in his life. But Antonia is desperate to learn about her husband's secret life and other love and they are finally drawn together by their mutual bereavement and curiosity. Italian with subtitles. 105m/C VHS, DVD . FR IT Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz, Andrea Renzi, Erika Blanc, Gabriel Garko, Rosario De Cicco, Lucrezia Valia, Koray Candemir; D: Ferzan Ozpetek; W: Ferzan Ozpetek, Gianni Romoli; C: Pasquale Mari; M: Andrea Guerra.