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Synopsis

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

Year1972
CountryItaly
Cinematic DNA
When I did 'Love,' I was very much influenced by movies about love, like 'In the Realm of the Senses,' 'Nymphomaniac,' 'Blue Is the Warmest Color,' and also old films like 'Last Tango in Paris,' but more for the emotional side than the explicit part.
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