Incantesimo (English translation: "Enchantment") is a long-running Italian

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, originally broadcast on the

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network from 1998 to 2008. It is mainly set in a hospital called ''Clinica Life'' in Rome, Italy, and revolves around the lives of the staff that works in it. It is known for having different lead actors who play a different story in almost every of its ten seasons.

Production and release

"Incantesimo" originally premiered in June 1998, on the Italian

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channel as an alternative prime time programming to the

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, which was running at the same time on

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. The plot is written by popular Italian writer Maria Venturi. Gianni Lepre directed the series. The main characters are played by

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and

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. The actress

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, who plays the malicious Cristina Ansaldi – one of the most notable characters – was personally called by Gianni Lepre to join the cast as he thought she's perfect for the role. Surprisingly, the first season was very successful, attracting more than 4 million viewers during the broadcasting of its 10 episodes. In Romania, the series was broadcast on TVR Timişoara

Main cast

: Barbara Nardi *

: Thomas Berger *

: Roberto Ansaldi *

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: Diego Olivares *

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: Max Rudolph * Patrizia La Fonte: Olga Sciarra *

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: Paola Dupré *

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: Michele Massa *

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: Sonya Laris *

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: Luciana Galli *

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: Carlo Giudici * Luigi Maria Burruano: Vittorio Ajello * Micaela Esdra: Rosalba Baroni *

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: Amalia Forti *

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: Ernesto Longhi *

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: Stella Loti * Benedetta Massola: Ludovica Segre *

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: Sara Segre *

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: Liliana Donati *

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: Renato Corradi *

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: Eleonora Loti *

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: Cesare Gomez *

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: Umberto Curti

References

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