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Feature film — 1986

Hovering Over the Water (1986)

7.52h 23mDrama — 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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A high-signal pick with 21 votes.

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

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Director: João César Monteiro

On screen

Cast & crew

Laura Morante as Laura Rossellini

Laura Morante

Laura Rossellini

P

Philip J. Spinelli

Robert Jordan

Manuela de Freitas as Sara

Manuela de Freitas

Sara

Georges Claisse as Antoine

Georges Claisse

Antoine

Teresa Villaverde as Rosa

Teresa Villaverde

Rosa

S

Sérgio Antunes

Roberto

R

Rita Figueiredo

Maria

F

Frederick Ooms

2nd Terrorist

H

Haddy Moss

Head Terrorist

G

Gerd Volkmar

1st Terrorist

João César Monteiro as Stavroguine

João César Monteiro

Stavroguine

C

Conceição Guerra

Senhora Amélia

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