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Lovers and other strangers (Motion picture : 1970)

"Despite misgivings, Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson, lovers for 18 months, decide to marry. Although their parents warmly applaud the decision, preparations for the wedding are punctuated by discord between married relatives. Frank Vecchio, Mike's blue-collar, Italian-American father, is shocked to learn that his childless older son, Richie, and daughter-in-law, Joan, are considering divorce. For years Hal Henderson, Susan's prosperous, Irish Catholic father, has maintained a liaison with Cathy, his wife's best friend, who now demands that he choose between them. Susan's sister, Wilma, continues to be disappointed by her husband Johnny's sexual performance and to be frustrated by his nightly absorption in television, and her constant complaining has endangered their marriage. The evening before the ceremony Mike and Susan arrange a blind date between Susan's cousin Brenda, a bridesmaid, and Mike's friend Jerry, an usher. The betrothed couple then retires to the hotel's bridal suite for a last night as lovers. Although the lecherous Jerry attempts to seduce the virginal Brenda by luring her to his apartment, her incessant chatter forestalls his lovemaking. The wedding itself catalyzes the emotions of the participants. Full of nostalgia, Frank confides in his son an early love affair; Cathy flees in tears to a rest room, where she is comforted by Hal; Brenda and Jerry make love, temporarily interrupting her prattle; Johnny performs to Wilma's satisfaction; and, the Vecchios' hopes for their reconciliation notwithstanding, Richie and Joan go their separate ways. Oblivious to the emotional chaos about them, Mike and Susan confidently begin their married life"--AFI catalog, 1961-1970.

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