Elective Affinities
May 17 1996
•2h 38m
•Romance, Drama, Comedy
After an architect (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) is invited to the home of his associate, the harmony of the place comes undone with the visitor's attraction to someone.
Cast
See all
Isabelle Huppert
Carlotta
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Ottone
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Edoardo
Marie Gillain
Ottilia
Recommendations
See all
Columbus
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
Kaos
Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.
Caesar Must Die
Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.