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Hovering Over the Water (1986)

7.4/10 2h 17m Oct 02, 1986
Drama Romance

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.

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Movie Details

Original Title À Flor do Mar
Original Language PT
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

Laura Morante
Laura Morante
Laura Rossellini
Popularity: 1.8
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Philip J. Spinelli
Robert Jordan
Popularity: 0.2
Manuela de Freitas
Manuela de Freitas
Sara
Popularity: 1.1
Georges Claisse
Georges Claisse
Antoine
Popularity: 1.0
Teresa Villaverde
Teresa Villaverde
Rosa
Popularity: 0.3
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Sérgio Antunes
Roberto
Popularity: 0.1
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Rita Figueiredo
Maria
Popularity: 0.3
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Frederick Ooms
2nd Terrorist
Popularity: 0.0
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Haddy Moss
Head Terrorist
Popularity: 0.1
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Gerd Volkmar
1st Terrorist
Popularity: 0.0
João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro
Stavroguine
Popularity: 0.5
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Conceição Guerra
Senhora Amélia
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director João César Monteiro
Screenplay João César Monteiro
Producer João César Monteiro
Editor Manuela Viegas, Leonor Guterres, Marina Carvalho

Production

Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
PT
Monteiro & Gil
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
PT

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Keywords

sea beach widow poem longing vacation love grief terrorism

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Details
Release Date October 2, 1986
Runtime 2h 17m
Language PT
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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