''The Elective Affinities'' ( it, Le affinità elettive, french: Les affinités électives) is a 1996 Italian-French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Paolo Taviani (; born 8 November 1931) and Vittorio Taviani (; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the C ...

. It was screened out of competition at the

1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996. The Palme d'Or went to '' Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with '' Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and closed with '' Flirting with Disaster'', directed by ...

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Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

(dubbed by

Angiola Baggi ''Angiola'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae. This genus has become a synonym of'' Hinea'' Gray, 1847. Species Species within the genus ''Angiola'' include: * ''Angiola fasciata'' (Pease, 1868): ...

) as Carlotta *

Fabrizio Bentivoglio Fabrizio Bentivoglio (born 4 January 1957) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor and screenwriter. Biography Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter, he left his spor ...

as Ottone *

Jean-Hugues Anglade Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 29 July 1955) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, known for his roles as Eric in ''Killing Zoe'', Zorg in ''Betty Blue'' and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in ''Nikita''. Personal life Anglade was born i ...

(dubbed by Roberto Pedicini) as Edoardo *

Marie Gillain Marie Gillain :fr:Mérite wallon, O.M.W. (born 18 June 1975) is a Belgium, Belgian actress. In 1996 Gillain received the Prix Romy Schneider. She is single and has two daughters, Dune (born in 2004, with musician Martin Gamet) and Vega (born in ...

(dubbed by Francesca Fiorentini) as Ottilia *

Massimo Popolizio Massimo Popolizio (born 4 July 1961) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Massimo Popolizio studied at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome in 1984, Popolizio started his career as a stage actor and, after gradu ...

as Marchese * Laura Marinoni as Marchesa * Consuelo Ciatti as Governante * Stefania Fuggetta as Agostina * Gavino Bondioli as Guardiacaccia * Massimo Grigo as Cameriere * Adelaide Foti as Albergatrice * Giancarlo Carboni as Medico *

Giancarlo Giannini Giancarlo Giannini (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beauties ...

as Narrator (voice)

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* 1996 films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films French comedy films Films based on works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Films set in Tuscany Films set in the 1800s 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films 1990s French films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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