Top Cast
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Alain Noury
Octave
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Denyse Roland
Gamiani
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Paul Guers
Desgenais
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Jean Valmont
Edouard
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Olivier Hussenot
le vieux prêtre
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Valérie de Tilbourg
Fanny
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Stefania Careddu
Mrs Levasseur
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Gabriella Giorgelli
The Aunt
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Christine Parat-Roblin
Overview
The tormented loves of the young Ottavio, first for the countess Gamiani and then for the writer Georges Sand.
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