''An American Love'' ( it, Un amore americano) is a 1994 Italian

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film co-written and directed by

Piero Schivazappa Piero Schivazappa (born 14 April 1935) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, ...

and starring Carlo Delle Piane and Brooke Shields.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .

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Carlo Fossalto, a

University of Urbino The University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" ( it, Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", ''UniUrb'') is an Italian university located in Urbino, a walled hill-town in the region of Marche, located in the north-eastern part of central Italy. The ...

professor arrives in the United States to teach summer classes in Italian literature at an American Midwest university. His wife has stayed home in Italy to care for family. Greta, an amateur journalist is Carlo's assistant for the summer. The relationship between Greta and Carlo evolves into romance despite the fact he is married.

Cast

* Carlo Delle Piane as Carlo Fossalto * Brooke Shields as Greta Berling * Memè Perlini as Petri * as Adele * Kate Guimbellot as Lena * Richard Joseph Paul as George * Emile Levisetti as Walter

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* 1994 romantic comedy films Italian romantic comedy films 1994 films Films set in Marche 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub

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