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Passion of Love (Italian: Passione d'amore) is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. Adapted from the novel Fosca by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film served as the basis for Passion, a Broadway musical written in 1994 by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.
Original Release
05/07/1981
US Release
10/05/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Valeria D'Obici | Fosca |
| Bernard Giraudeau | Capt. Giorgio Bacchetti / Giorgio Biachetti |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | Doctor / Le médecin major |
| Massimo Girotti | Colonel |
| Bernard Blier | Maj. Tarasso / Major |
| Laura Antonelli | Clara |
| Gerardo Amato | Lt. Baggi / Lieutenant Baggi |
| Sandro Ghiani | Giorgio's attendant / L’ordonnance de Giorgio |
| Alberto Incrocci | Capt. Rivolti / Capitane Rivolti |
| Rosaria Schemmari | Fosca's maid / La servante de Fosca |
Directors
Writers
Ettore Scola, Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, Ruggero Maccari
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Valeria D'Obici | Fosca |
| Bernard Giraudeau | Capt. Giorgio Bacchetti / Giorgio Biachetti |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | Doctor / Le médecin major |
| Massimo Girotti | Colonel |
| Bernard Blier | Maj. Tarasso / Major |
| Laura Antonelli | Clara |
| Gerardo Amato | Lt. Baggi / Lieutenant Baggi |
| Sandro Ghiani | Giorgio's attendant / L’ordonnance de Giorgio |
| Alberto Incrocci | Capt. Rivolti / Capitane Rivolti |
| Rosaria Schemmari | Fosca's maid / La servante de Fosca |
| Francesco Piastra | Colonel's attendant |
| Saverio Vallone | Blond lieutenant / Lieutenant Biondo |
| Franco Committeri | Clara's husband |
| Alberto Olivero | Officer on horse |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Franco Committeri | Producer |
| Angelo Rizzoli Jr. | Producer |
| Edmond Ténoudji | Producer |
