Le affinità elettive (1996)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani

Writers:

Johann Wolfgang Goethe (novel)
Paolo Taviani (writer)
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Release Date:

14 November 1996 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Early in the 19th century, Edward and Carlotta, in love 20 years ago, find each other and marry. After a year's bliss at his Tuscan villa...

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Upperclass | Female Nudity | Sex | Country Estate

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Isabelle Huppert	...	Carlotta
Fabrizio Bentivoglio	...	Ottone
Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Edoardo
Marie Gillain	...	Ottilia
Massimo Popolizio	...	Marchese
Laura Marinoni	...	Marchesa
Consuelo Ciatti	...	Governante
Stefania Fuggetta	...	Agostina
Gavino Bondioli	...	Guardiacaccia
Massimo Grigo	...	Cameriere
Adelaide Foti	...	Albergatrice
Giancarlo Carboni	...	Medico
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Johann Wolfgang Goethe		novel "Die Wahlverwandtschaften"
Paolo Taviani		writer
Vittorio Taviani		writer

Produced by
Claudio Amram	....	associate producer
Anna Rita Appolloni	....	associate producer
Jean-Claude Cecile	....	producer
Grazia Volpi	....	producer

Original Music by
Carlo Crivelli

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Lanci

Film Editing by
Roberto Perpignani

Production Design by
Gianni Sbarra

Set Decoration by
Lorenzo D'Ambrosio

Costume Design by
Lina Nerli Taviani

Makeup Department
Gianfranco Mecacci	....	makeup artist
Mauro Tamagnini	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Claudio Grassetti	....	production organizer
Massimo Iacobis	....	production manager (as Massimo Jacobis)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karine De Checchi	....	assistant director
Mimmola Girosi	....	assistant director
Livia Puccinelli	....	assistant director
Francesco Vedovati	....	assistant director

Art Department
Fabio D'Achille	....	construction coordinator
Fabio D'Achille	....	construction
Luciano D'Achille	....	construction coordinator
Adriano Tiberi	....	property master

Sound Department
Bernard Bats	....	sound
Filippo Bussi	....	digital sound editor
Fernando Caso	....	sound effects editor
Alvaro Gramigna	....	sound effects editor
Danilo Moroni	....	sound mixer
Marco Streccioni	....	sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Massimo Barbona	....	grip
Franco Bruni	....	camera operator
Adriano Cardinale	....	Steadicam operator
Andrea Collepiccolo	....	assistant camera
Roberto Di Pietro	....	grip
Umberto Montiroli	....	still photographer
Marco Vitali	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valentina Taviani	....	assistant costume designer
Alexandra Toesca	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Vincenzo Di Santo	....	assistant editor
Rita Triunveri	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Filippo Bussi	....	digital music editor

Other crew
Denver Beattie	....	production assistant
Francesca Romana Deodato	....	production coordinator
Giovanni Iacobis	....	production secretary
Amelia Marconcini	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Canal+
• Filmtre
• Florida Movies
• France 3 Cinéma
• Gierre
• Radiotelevisione Italiana

Distributors

• Sociedad Kino Visión (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• AmaFilms (199?) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Arthaus Filmverleih (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
• Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Divisa Home Video (2005-2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Fox Lorber (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Homescreen (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cine Audio Effects  sound effects and foley design
• Tweedle Music  post-production equipment

Also Known As:

Les affinités électives (France)
The Elective Affinities

Runtime:

98 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Peru:14

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

Version of Mitte Ende August (2009)

Worth watching for history buffs

Much criticism is possible for this one, see the other reviews. I agree with them , partially, but am no expert on scripts, etc. I will summarize the positive aspects. This is a "period piece"as so many have been made, especially in Europe. (Italy , France). As such, not much wrong with it. Being based on an 18th century novel by the famous J.W. Goethe, of course in mentality it is far away from our present times. Young people, only familiar with modern consumer cinema (Hollywood et al.) will be apalled by this kind of movie. But me, very used to, and grown up with the cinema of the likes of Luchino Visconti, were not surprised with child drowning, hysterical women, "strange relationships". It partly reminded me of L'Innocente by Visconti. Those were different times! No, I loved it, good story, great acting, especially my favorite Isabelle Huppert, good locations, a nice film.

I don't care about state subsidies or whatever, as long as it results in some movie. Culture has to be subsidized anyway, the (mass) market mechanism, under capitalist relations, cannot supply it.