I Thought It Was Love (1991)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 1H 43M
Director : Massimo Troisi
Synopsis
Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.
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