title: Husband and Lovers
text: # Husband and Lovers
  
  La villa del venerdì (internationally released as Husband and Lovers) is a 1991 Italian erotic-drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. The film is a transposition of the eponymous novel written by Alberto Moravia. It is the last film directed by Bolognini.
  
  ## Plot Outline
  
  A beautiful, strong-willed woman finds herself increasingly drawn to a violent, sadistic lover, rather than her tolerant, understanding husband.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Julian Sands as Stefan
  * Joanna Pacuła as Alina
  * Tchéky Karyo as Paolo
  * Lara Wendel as Louisa
  * Jeanne Valérie as Mother of Louisa
  