Hovering Over the Water

Hovering Over the Water 1986 Directed by João César Monteiro À Flor do Mar

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.

Country Portugal

Production Country Portugal

Language Portuguese

Spoken Languages English , French , German , Italian , Portuguese

Gneres Drama , Romance

Production Companies Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) , Monteiro & Gil

Release Date 2 October 1986

137 mins