Women's Paradise
★ 4.8 · 2000 · 68m · Drama · Fantasy · Mystery
In Women’s Paradise, a college professor and writer is separated from his wife after committing adultery and discovers a women’s paradise where his lover, a female student, and his wife are living happily together. Could this truly be paradise or just the projection of a male fantasy?
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