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4.9/10   192 votes
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Director:
Jacques Weber
Writers:
Molière (play)
Jacques Weber (writer)
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Release Date:
18 March 1998 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Spain in the mid-seventeenth century. A series of bloody wars has ravaged the nation. Don Juan the nobleman and his valet... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
GQ magazine names the sexiest 25 women in film ever
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soporific ("sleep inducing") more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jacques Weber ... Don Juan
Michel Boujenah ... Sganarelle

Emmanuelle Béart ... Elvire

Penélope Cruz ... Mathurine
Ariadna Gil ... Charlotte
Denis Lavant ... Pierrot
Michael Lonsdale ... Don Luis
Jacques Frantz ... Don Alonse
Pierre Gérard ... Carlos
Arnaud Bedouët ... La Violette
Philippe Khorsand ... Monsieur Dimanche
Lucas Uranga ... Ragotin

Pedro Casablanc ... Lucas
Claudia Gravy ... Mère de Don Juan (as Claudia Gravi)
Xavier Thiam ... La Ramée
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Don Juan (Spain)
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
Spain | France | Germany
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Does anybody know where to find (if there is)a CD with the music band of this movie?
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4 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
soporific ("sleep inducing"), 15 March 2006
3/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This was a terribly uninteresting film. In fact, I had to struggle with myself not to just turn it off. The story wasn't particularly compelling, the acting was only so-so and the choice of casting was strange, to say the least. At first, I was shocked to see that the part of Don Juan was played by a fat old guy with a bad hairdo. Later, I realized that was probably the type of dissipated character they wanted for the film. However, this confused me still for two reasons. First, women in the film still found him attractive (yuck) AND Don Juan's father, played by Michael Lonsdale, looked almost the same age as Don Juan. It just didn't make sense.

In addition, the movie sported some excellent actresses that had little, if any, chance to show off their talents. Emmanuelle Béart is a tremendous actress, but here she is just seen in bits and pieces. Penelope Cruz also appears in the film--very briefly. With both women you assume they will be integral parts of the film, but they are wasted. Instead, Don Juan mostly whines to his manservant and talks to a giant busts of a man he killed. Wow--some excitement.

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