An Australian in Rome (1987)
Il Debutto Italiano di Nicole Kidman
Genre : Comedy, TV Movie
Runtime : 1H 38M
Director : Sergio Martino
Writer : Lorraine De Selle, Luigi Spagnol, Massimo De Rita
Synopsis
Jill, a young and beautiful girl Australian party for a vacation in Italy. In Rome Pierluigi meets the young, a boy sympathetic and fascinating. The two begin to frequentarsi and what began as a simple friendship soon turns into a much stronger feeling. Everything seems to wonder proceed between the two, as in a beautiful tale with a happy ending, as long as it abides Pierluigi victim of a bad car accident.
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