| 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) | |
Art Department | |||
| Fabio D'Achille | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Fabio D'Achille | .... | construction | |
| Luciano D'Achille | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Adriano Tiberi | .... | property master | |
| Giovanni Lipari | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
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 | |
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 | |
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In the Eighteenth Century, in Italy, the Countess Carlotta (Isabelle Huppert) meets occasionally the Baron Eduardo (Jean-Hughes Anglad). They has a crush for each other in the past, when they were young, and they decide to get married very soon. One year after, Eduardo decides to invite his friend, the architect Ottone (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) to stay with them and help them to improve their property. Then, Carlotta decides to invite her goddaughter Ottilia (Marie Gillain) to stay also with them to make company to Ottone. Carlotta feels attracted by Ottone, and Eduardo falls in love with Ottilia. These attractions lead the four central characters to an affair with tragic consequences. This romance is very strange. It is about infidelity, in a very different world in Italy in the 18th Century . Although those things of love are very unpredictable, it sounds very strange that a couple like Eduardo and Carlotta, newlywed and in love for each other, have this type of affair proposed in the film. I myself have not bought the story. The direction and performances are impeccable, but the story has not convinced me. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): `As Afinidades Eletivas' (`The Elective Affinities')