Hovering Over the Water
7.3
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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Cast
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Laura Morante
Laura Rossellini
Known for
The Son's Room
Bianca
Philip J. Spinelli
Robert Jordan
Also in
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Portugal
A True and Faithful Account
Manuela de Freitas
Sara
Also in
Recollections of the Yellow House
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Georges Claisse
Antoine
Known for
Malabar Princess
Waiter!
Teresa Villaverde
Rosa
Also in
Two Brothers, My Sister
O Capacete Dourado
Sérgio Antunes
Roberto
No other roles listed
Rita Figueiredo
Maria
Frederick Ooms
2nd Terrorist
No other roles listed
Haddy Moss
Head Terrorist
No other roles listed
Gerd Volkmar
1st Terrorist
No other roles listed
João César Monteiro
Stavroguine
Also in
Recollections of the Yellow House
Come and Go
Conceição Guerra
Senhora Amélia
Also in
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
A True and Faithful Account
João César Monteiro Director · Acácio de Almeida Cinematographer Manuela Viegas Editor
First release October 2, 1986 · Produced in Portugal · Languages English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Production
Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
Production
Monteiro & Gil
Production
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Production
Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
À Flor do Mar
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian · Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · October 2, 1986
Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
November 27, 2003 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Portugal
September 11, 1987 · Premiere · Figueira da Foz Film Festival
March 19, 1991 · TV · TV premiere
July 24, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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