Wifemistress

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Wifemistress ★★½ Mogliamante; Lover, Wife 1979 (R)

In the early 1900s, an invalid wife resents her neglectful husband. When he goes into hiding because of a murder he didn't commit, she begins to drift into a world of sexual fantasies. Fine performances. Italian dialogue with English subtitles. 101m/C VHS . IT Marcello Mastroianni, Laura Antonelli; D: Marco Vicario.