Elective Affinities

A three-episode adaptation of Goethe's novel.

Cast

Francesca Archibugi

as Ottilia

Paolo Graziosi

as Edoardo

Veronica Lazăr

as Carlotta

Nino Castelnuovo

as Il Capitano

Ellis Donda

as Il Precettore

Edoardo Torricella

as Mittler

Federico Pacifici

as L'architetto

Lucia Poli

as La Baronessa

Filippo De Gara

as Il Conte

Bruno Cattaneo

as Il Medico

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