Twice a Woman

Twice a Woman

Twice a Woman

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Twice a Woman

"Her name was Sylvia. Her love was a woman. Her mistake was a man."

1979

1h 50m

4.3(16 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

When a divorced museum director takes a young girl as a lover things quickly become more complicated when her ex-husband also engages in a relationship with the girl.

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Production Companies

Dutch Filmworks

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Bibi Andersson

Laura

Bibi Andersson

Acting

Anthony Perkins

Alfred

Anthony Perkins

Acting

Sandra Dumas

Sylvia

Sandra Dumas

Acting

Kitty Courbois

Sylvia's mother

Kitty Courbois

Acting

Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester

Laura's mother

Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester

Acting

Astrid Weyman

Karin

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Acting

Sarah Godbold

Little Laura

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Writing

Charles Gormley

The playwright

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Acting

Arnold Gelderman

Raoul

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Acting

Adrian Brine

Alan Denderman

Adrian Brine

Acting

Gregor Frenkel Frank

Rublioff

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Joop Admiraal

Teacher

Joop Admiraal

Acting

Tim Beekman

Greengrocer

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Acting

Walter van Canoy

Police inspector

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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

2nd Frenchman

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Acting

Scott Farlow

Little Denderman

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Acting

Chris Lomme

Unknown Role

Chris Lomme

Acting

Colin Sanders

Haircutter

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Acting

Andrée Tainsy

Unknown Role

Andrée Tainsy

Acting

Hans Veerman

Sylvia's father

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