A Place For Lovers

This dreadful trash was apparently foisted upon an unsuspecting public for the benefit of voyeurs--Dunaway and Mastroianni were having an affair while the film was being made. The doomed-by-disease story had been done countless times before but never this poorly. Dunaway is an American divorcee who moves into a posh villa near Venice for a short stay. She's a fashion designer (which accounts for her numerous changes of clothes), and a pal has lent her the residence. While watching TV, she recognizes Mastroianni, the man being interviewed, as someone with whom she spoke at an airport a while back. Mastroianni at the time made some mild advances and gave her his card...