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Maria's Lovers (1984)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 7/21

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7/21: Here we go again.

John Savage plays a mentally anguished character for the umpteenth time. In Maria's Lovers, he looks fresh coming from The Deer Hunter, and the whole thing takes place in Pittsburgh.

Between these two films, John replayed it in The Onion Field and Inside Moves. What the heck? Is that how he made his career: doing the same character over and over? At any rate, it's weird.

Well, Maria's Lovers is a long, dull movie about nothing much. In fact, it starts and ends at the same place with no discernible growth. Not even the oft-reliable Keith Carradine can save this turkey. Robert Mitchum gets his wish by kissing Nastassja Kinski on the lips before being felled by pneumonia for the duration of the filming.

It's safe to say that 1984 was the apogee of Nastassja Kinski's career, having appeared in Paris, Texas; Unfaithfully Yours; and Maria's Lovers. All she has is a pretty face. Beyond that, there's nothing. Speaking of the long-forgotten Vincent Spano, they both have a kid, who was born during the same year, in real life.

All in all, there have been countless movies like Maria's Lovers, and many of them are better.