Maria's Lovers is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, and Robert Mitchum.

The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but he is unable to consummate his marriage, ruining the couple's chances of a shared happiness.

In the spring of 1946, Ivan, an American soldier, returns home psychologically scarred after spending some time in a Japanese prison camp during World War II.

Shortly after his arrival, Ivan looks for his childhood sweetheart, Maria, a beautiful woman who is taking care of her old deaf grandmother.

During the celebrations, when Al goes to dance with one of Maria's friends, Ivan grabs the opportunity to get close to her.

Together they leave the party on his motorbike, heading for their favorite spot of years ago.

Having adored Maria for so long from afar, now that they are together, Ivan is unable to consummate their marriage, disturbing their happiness.

On the advice of Clarence, a drifter singer passing by the town, Ivan reaffirms his sense of manliness with Mrs. Wynic, with whom he is not impotent.

[1] The opening sequence features excerpts from John Huston's 1946 U.S. Army documentary Let There Be Light about posttraumatic stress disorder.

[2] Reading T1 Northern #2102 also made appearances in the film while pulling a freight train.