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:

He won every woman's heart. She won his.

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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 [de] Touchstone Pictures [us]

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

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

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Quotes

Dalfonso: Eternal damnation for one night with Casanova.
Sister Beatrice: Seems fair.

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Crazy Credits

BIMBA is given screen credit as the Pig.

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Connections

Referenced in Annually Retentive: Episode #1.5 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Overture from La Madrilena"
Music by Vicente Martín y Soler

User Reviews

This is a comedy, not a biography attempt

I just saw Casanova. I read most of the comments here before I went to see it and honestly I was on my way to give up on it. I had fun. I laughed and enjoyed it. One thing though: this is a comedy. If you are in search or a historical, accurate description of the famous Casanova then you are on the wrong path. Some people here said Jeremy Irons was... over-acting? Come on.. give him the merit he deserves as a great actor that he is. He was enjoying his role. I could almost see him laughing on the set after the director shouts out Cut! The only dramatic moment towards the end of the movie seemed to be there just to reinforce the comedy picture after it. Sienna Miller seemed a bit uneasy to me at the beginning with the speech in the University.. I loved the costumes and the settings. It definitely makes you think of buying a ticket to Venice. (Again!) Sensual? 10% Love story? 40% Comedy? The rest. So I say, if you are in the mood for something light, give it a chance and laugh :) And let us agree to disagree, shall we?