Casanova (2005)

Regisseur:

Lasse Hallström

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay) and
Kimberly Simi (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

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

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.

Plot Keywords:

Puppet Show | Gallow | Swashbuckler | Brother Sister Relationship | Publisher

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

More farce than history

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Femur (Philippines: English title)
Casanova (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content.

Länge:

111 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

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

Drehorte:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Firma:

Touchstone Pictures

Dies und das:

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.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: The "university auditorium" where Casanova first sees Francesca Bruni is not a building in Venice, but the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, a town approx. 45 minutes west of Venice.

Dialogzitate:

Andrea: [refering to Francesca] There's a man who's after her.
Lord Papprizzio: Oh really, does she like him?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-24)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5 No. 11 in E Major (5. Gavotta - Allegro

More farce than history

If you approach this film looking for history or biography, you will be disappointed. This film is a superbly written farce, enacted by a talented cast of comic actors. The interesting set-up of false identities is further complicated by the addition of two scene-stealers, Oliver Platt and Jeremy Irons. One of the most entertaining scenes in the film is a comic bit involving Oliver Platt as he proudly displays his portrait. Oliver Platt is able to elicit a huge laugh without saying a word and using any broad gesture--just a kind of comic deflation.

And Jeremy Irons as the Grand Inquisitor was equally delightful, as he investigates heresy with the determination and insight of an Inspector Clouseau.

The action (and comedy) moves briskly, and appropriately for a farce, there is a come-from-nowhere ending that is as unbelievable as it is hilarious. But the ending does not disappoint, at all.

This film contains no apparent "theme" or "message", for which we can all be thankful. I thoroughly enjoyed it.