After an architect (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) is invited to the home of his associate, the harmony of the place comes undone with the visitor's attraction to someone.
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Cast
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Isabelle Huppert
Carlotta
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Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Ottone
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Jean-Hugues Anglade
Edoardo
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Marie Gillain
Ottilia
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Massimo Popolizio
Marchese
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Leopardi
Laura Marinoni
Marchesa
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Consuelo Ciatti
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Massimo Grigò
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Adelaide Foti
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Giancarlo Giannini
Narrator (voice)
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Paolo Taviani Director · Vittorio Taviani Director Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Author
First release May 16, 1996 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Gierre Film, Florida Movies
Production
Filmtre
Production
Gierre Film
Production
Florida Movies
Production
RAI
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Canal+
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
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RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Le affinità elettive
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · May 16, 1996
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · May 17, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 11, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
November 14, 1996 · Theatrical
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