First THE LOVERS Trailer Check out the first THE LOVERS trailer! The film, written and directed by Azazel Jacobs, stars Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, and Lesley Fera. THE LOVERS will be released in theaters on May 5. A long-married couple whose romantic spark dwindles in the midst of their respective affairs; Michael is sleeping with another woman while Mary enjoys a steamy liaison of her own.