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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   15,223 votes
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Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay) and
Kimberly Simi (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 2005 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

A partially true story about lies told, virtue lost and love found. more

Plot:

Heath Ledger plays the fabled romantic as a man who, after failing to win the affection of a particular Venetian woman, strives to discover the real meaning of love. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(29 articles)

Trailer for Hallström's 'Dear John' is here
 (From screeninglog. 16 October 2009, 11:44 PM, PDT)

10 Most Underrated Young Actors
 (From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 7:54 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Great fun, wonderful settings and music, for all ages more (129 total)

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Sat. Nov. 148:00 PMWGNAMER   


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Heath Ledger ... Casanova

Sienna Miller ... Francesca Bruni

Jeremy Irons ... Pucci

Oliver Platt ... Paprizzio

Lena Olin ... Andrea

Omid Djalili ... Lupo

Stephen Greif ... Donato
Ken Stott ... Dalfonso

Helen McCrory ... Casanova's Mother
Leigh Lawson ... Mother's Lover / Tito

Tim McInnerny ... The Doge
Charlie Cox ... Giovanni Bruni
Natalie Dormer ... Victoria
Philip Davis ... Guardi (as Phil Davis)
Paddy Ward ... Vittorio
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Femur (Philippines: English title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:7 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:MG6 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG (re-rating) | USA:R (certificate #41930) | Malaysia:U | Germany:6 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Hungary:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Spain:13 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

When Casanova is running away from the Inquisition in the opening scene he jumps through a window and into the University of Venice. The University of Venice never existed and the building he jumps into is in fact the "Theatro Olympico", one of the first Renaissance theatres- and 140 kilometers away from Venice. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: For a split second when Casanova jumps from one building to another you can see the harness. more

Quotes:

money collector: I want my money!
Lupo: Next week, without fail.
money collector: You said that last week.
Lupo: I was a week early.
money collector: Go to hell.
Lupo: We'll see you there sir.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Annually Retentive: (#1.5)" (2006) more

Soundtrack:

Concerto à 5, Op. 9 No. 4 in A for Violin, Strings & Continuo (2. Adagio) more


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55 out of 69 people found the following comment useful.
Great fun, wonderful settings and music, for all ages, 11 January 2006
10/10
Author: Ton van der Velden from Netherlands

I read here that in the USA this film got an R rating, not PG-13, as ¨director Hallström wanted, only because of something that is suggested is happening under a table. In the Netherlands, where it had it's premiere yesterday, the rating is for over 5 year olds, so that says enough for whom this movie really is. I was at first a little disappointed to find out that this is not a historical movie, but a slapstick comedy, but I loved the settings (Venice and Vicenza,where they made a scene in the famous Teatro Olimpico, which is supposed to be a Venice University in the movie) and the music which is mostly baroque (Vivaldi, Albinoni, Händel, Rameau, Paisiello and a few more) and as a baroque music lover I thoroughly enjoyed the movie just only for the music alone. This must be one of the first-ever costume farce movies, but if you forget all the movies like Shakespeare in love or Pride and Prejudice and take this movie for it's own merits, it is a thoroughly rewarding experience. There was a lot of laughing by the audience and I found myself laughing more than in any movie I remember. It is thoroughly entertaining from first to last minute, but devout Catholics will find it insulting, as it makes fun of the Catholic Church, but it should be quite evident to everyone, also devout catholics, that the story is not to be taken too seriously, so why being bothered by it? The movie can actually be considered as a modern version of an opera buffa. Obviously there is a romantic plot and by all the farce and hilariousness I would say that the romantic element gets snowed under, but, as said, you have to accept this movie for what it is and concentrate on the lavish settings, costumes, music, the fun, and you will want to see it many more times, like me.

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