"Not all love affairs happen between man and woman..."
A young married woman who is desperately unhappy is tempted into a lesbian relationship with an interior decorator.
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The people behind it
Giovanna Ralli
Piera Fabbri
Anouk Aimée
Luisa
Paul Guers
Andrea Fabbri
Enrico Maria Salerno
Lo psicanalista
Carole Walker
La madre di Piera
Guido Alberti
Il padre di Piera
Jone Salinas
La madre di Andrea
Maurizio Arena
Alberto Spina
Ignazio Dolce
un sommozzatore
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