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Between Strangers is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Edoardo Ponti with Sophia Loren
Between Strangers (2002)
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Add to a movie listBetween Strangers is a 2002 film, written and directed by Edoardo Ponti, son of Sophia Loren, the first time they worked together.
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Three women in Toronto confront emotional crises regarding the men in their lives. Olivia (Sophia Loren) looks after her husband John (Pete Postlethwaite) who is confined to a wheelchair. Olivia has aspired to a career as an artist but John has refused to hear of her wasting her time. However, Olivia finds encouragement from an unlikely source, Max (Gérard Depardieu), an eccentric French gardener.Actors
Sophia Loren
(Olivia)
Mira Sorvino
(Natalia Bauer)
Deborah Kara Unger
(Catherine)
Pete Postlethwaite
(John)
Julian Richings
(Nigel)
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