
Feature film — 1986
Hovering Over the Water (1986)
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
Laura Rossellini
Philip J. Spinelli
Robert Jordan

Manuela de Freitas
Sara

Georges Claisse
Antoine

Teresa Villaverde
Rosa
Sérgio Antunes
Roberto
Rita Figueiredo
Maria
Frederick Ooms
2nd Terrorist
Haddy Moss
Head Terrorist
Gerd Volkmar
1st Terrorist

João César Monteiro
Stavroguine
Conceição Guerra
Senhora Amélia
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