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The Elective Affinities
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1996 |
| Running time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast: | Isabelle Huppert, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Marie Gillain, Massimo Popolizio |
| Director: | Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani |
| Writer: | Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Paolo Taviani |
Description: This French-Italian romantic drama is faithfully based on an early 19th century Goethe novel about the destruction of a married couple. They are Charlotte and Edouard, an aristocratic couple who married late in life and happily lives in a lovely Tuscan villa. Their peaceful, marital bliss is interrupted when Othon (Edourd's closest friend) and his goddaughter Ottilie, who was raised in a convent, arrive for an extended visit. The pregnant Charlotte immediately finds herself drawn to Othon while Edouard is attracted to the girl. As they act upon their impulses a tragedy ensues.~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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