Husbands and Lovers

A very weird character study film, as so many European movies are. The cast all did a marvelous job with some, well, questionable material. The two lead actors, Julian Sands (Stefan), and Tcheky Karyo (Paolo), are quite creepy, albeit in different ways, and it leads one to wonder why Joanna Pacula's character (Alina) would be remotely attracted to either of them. There is no exposition about why she is the way she is. Perhaps damaged goods. But the main, if not only reason to watch this film is the stunning beauty of Joanna Pacula. She has a number of nude scenes, but even if she did not, she is absolute eye candy. The ending may be a little closer to Hollywood than to Rome, but that's OK.