Casanova 70 (1965)

The amorous adventures of Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, an army officer who finds pleasure with beautiful women in life-threatening situations.

Director:

Mario Monicelli

Writers:

Agenore Incrocci (story and screenplay) (as Age), Furio Scarpelli (story and screenplay) (as Scarpelli)

Stars:

Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Marisa Mell

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Il maggiore Andrea Rossi-Colombotti
Virna Lisi	...	Gigliola
Marisa Mell	...	Thelma
Enrico Maria Salerno	...	Lo psicanalista (as Enrico M. Salerno)
Liana Orfei	...	La domatrice di leoni
Guido Alberti	...	Il monsignore
Beba Loncar	...	La ragazza del museo
Moira Orfei	...	Santina
Margaret Lee	...	Lolly
Rosemary Dexter	...	La cameriera
Jolanda Modio	...	Addolorata
Seyna Seyn	...	Indonesian Airline Hostess
Luciana Paoli	...	La moglie del droghiere
Ivo Garrani	...	Il avvocato
Mario Feliciani	...	Il procuratore

Storyline

Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, a U.N. official and modern-day Casanova, cannot get aroused unless there's danger in sex, but women and society are too compliant, so he's often impotent. A psychiatrist warns him it will get worse, and he should be celibate. Andrea tries and fails at that, abandons his fiancée, finds the occasional life-threatening liaison, and pursues a woman tethered to a dull but murderous husband. Will Andrea find pleasure and fulfillment, or is he doomed to pursue and then go limp when the pursuit is successful?

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Plot Keywords:

fetishism | fetishist | fetish | womanizer | promiscuous man | 

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Taglines:

The Greatest Under "Cover" Man of the Century

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 45595 delivered on 8-9-1965.

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Quotes

Major Andrea Rossi-Colombotti: You know, what a woman wants is a bit of fancy, a touch of romance. But nowadays, there's no risk, no challenge to face. They're too easy to conquer! You snap a finger, they all come running!

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Crazy Credits

The composer's credit (Armando Trovajoli) is in the form of a ringing bell.

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Connections

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

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Soundtracks

I sing' ammore
Written by Giorgio Calabrese (as G.Calabresse), Pino Massara
Casa editrice Santa Cecilia

User Reviews

Colourful Sixties Italian comedy

"Casanova '70" is a colourful movie directed by Mario Monicelli, one of the Italian comedy masters. The film follows the sexual adventures of Andrea (Marcello Mastroianni), a handsome "Casanova" who thinks being impotent, in reality he only needs danger for being excited and conquer women...

The film is a product of its time (we clearly see that we're in 1965!), but it's funny and teases the myth of Italian "macho". The merit of the picture is talking about sex without being vulgar. Mastroianni shows a comical approach and is at ease, also the rest of the cast enjoy (we see, among others, gorgeous women like Virna Lisi, Michèle Mercier and Marisa Mell...). In a role -Mell's husband- we find Italian director Marco Ferreri, famous for "outrageous" movies like "La grande bouffe", "Tales of ordinary madness", "Bye bye Monkey" and long time friend of Marcello Mastroianni.

Once more, when we see such films we miss an extremely vivacious Italian cinema which doesn't exist any more.

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

11 August 1965 (France)

Also Known As:

Casanova 70

Filming Locations:

France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro International Film (EIA), Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1