Casanova (2005)

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.

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay), Kimberly Simi (screenplay),

Stars:

Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heath Ledger	...	Casanova
Sienna Miller	...	Francesca
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

Storyline

Casanova is love with Francesca, who thinks he is a friend of himself even though he is engaged Victoria, who is the love of Giovanni, Francessca's brother. Francessca is betrothed to Paprizzio who thinks Casanova is the feminist writer Guardi, who is really Francessca's nomme de plume. Amidst all these secret identities and misunderstandings, the Catholic Church sends Pucci to bring Casanova and Guardi to trial for heresy.

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Plot Keywords:

love | casanova | heresy | secret | writer | 

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Taglines:

In love, be the flame - not the moth

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official DVD site [Germany] Touchstone Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Femur

Filming Locations:

Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel - 6099 Sestiere Cannaregio, Venice, Venato, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$16,753 (Chile) (26 May 2006)

Gross:

$29,735 (Chile) (2 June 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Mark Gordon Company, The, Gondola Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the short sword fight at the end of the film when they are running away Oliver Platt takes off his cape and fights with it just as Oliver Reed did as Athos in The Three Musketeers. Oliver Platt played Porthos in the 1993 version of The Three Musketeers.

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Goofs

Water can be seen flowing from a bilge pump on Paprizzio's sailboat when sailing into the port of Venice.

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Quotes

Casanova: She has a fiance...
Lupo: So do you.

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Crazy Credits

BIMBA is given screen credit as the Pig.

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Connections

Referenced in The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 24 January 2008 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Bourée"
from "Plaisirs Champêtres"
Composed by Jean-Féry Rebel

User Reviews

Great fun; witty, funny and great performances

I saw the film earlier this week with friends at a preview. Surprisingly there was not a large crowd. However, that was not the only surprise. The film itself was a surprise. Heath Ledger, not as handsome as usual, was lots of fun, however, as Casanova. Oliver Platt takes some physical risks in this role - if you consider partial nudity a risk for a man Platt's size and shape. All of my friends enjoyed the film. I wasn't expecting the film to be such a romp! It was very successful at being funny! I attribute to Verdi's Don Giovanni. There is even the comic relief of the side kick, Leperello. The plot has a few surprises, and everyone in the film has a good time, except for maybe Jeremy Irons. Lots of fun!