The American Bride () is a 1986 Italian romance film written and directed by Giovanni Soldati. It is based on the novel with the same name written by the director's father. Plot Edoardo, a young professor of literature, is married to the Czechoslovak-American Edith, but he betrays her with her sister who is married to the homosexual Sacha. Cast Stefania Sandrelli : Anna Thommy Berggren : Edoardo Harvey Keitel : Sacha Trudie Styler : Edith Richard Borg Florence Sheppard Mike Metzel Giuseppe Cederna Giovanni Lombardo Radice References External links 1986 films 1980s romance films Adultery in films 1980s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1980s English-language films 1986 multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1980s Italian films