Casanova (2015)

18th century Venetian Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison and flees to France.

Director:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Writer:

Stuart Zicherman (as Stu Zicherman)

Stars:

Diego Luna, Bojana Novakovic, Ben Daniels

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diego Luna	...	Giacomo Casanova
Bojana Novakovic	...	Madame Pompadour
Ben Daniels	...	Francois-Joachim de Bernis
Amelia Clarkson	...	Manon Balletti
Laure Marsac	...	Sylvia Balleti
Miranda Richardson	...	Marquise d'Urfé
Paul Rhys	...	Comte De St Germain
Ed Birch	...	Nicolas
Sarah Winter	...	Helena Morphy
Francis Magee	...	Balbi
Sarah Bauer	...	Victorie Morphy
Tim Delap	...	Claude Patu
James Flynn	...	King Louis XV
Michael Taibi	...	Pale Man
Gábor Harsai	...	Gustaf Lundberg (as Gábor Harsay)

Storyline

Exiled from his beloved Venice, Giacomo Casanova flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation as a playboy behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity and trouble.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casanova

Filming Locations:

Versailles, Yvelines, France

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios, Electus, H2O-Casanova

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

The third tower on the roof of Notre-Dame was built during the 19th century by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.

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Soundtracks

Gavotta
(uncredited)
Written by Fabio Borgazzi

User Reviews

It's a shame this hasn't apparently been picked up

This pilot, directed by the brilliant Jean-Pierre Jeunet, gives us a Casanova engaged as a spy ordered to take down Madame Pompadour. It's an interesting premise, well performed and lushly designed.

The pilot really tries to capture the Paris of the time. There are alchemical hucksters, torturous capital punishment, intrigue, and opera. There are also lots and lots of naked ladies.

I don't actually know where this pilot was broadcast - I just found it online - but I hope it's still being shopped, because I would really like to see how it plays out.