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Casanova
Casanova
Actors: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin
Director: Lasse Hallström
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama
R     2006     1hr 52min

Heath Ledger, Academy Award(R) nominee (Best Actor, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, 2005), stars in the scandalously funny adventure CASANOVA. After a lifetime of women falling head over heels in love with him, the world's legendary l...  more »
     
     

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Actors: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin
Director: Lasse Hallström
Creators: Adam Merims, Betsy Beers, Gary Levinsohn, Guido Cerasuolo, Jeffrey Hatcher, Kimberly Simi, Michael Cristofer
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Dubbed,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 04/25/2006
Original Release Date: 12/25/2005
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2005
Release Year: 2006
Run Time: 1hr 52min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 4
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
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Member Movie Reviews

Jennifer D. (jennicat) from ST AUGUSTINE, FL
Reviewed on 8/30/2014...
At first when I saw it I thought, what did you order this for? But I really liked it. It was smart/funny. Of course Heath Ledger was very good.
2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Lion G. (lionine) from PETALUMA, CA
Reviewed on 9/18/2012...
We loved this film. It's a real romp, filled with Shakespearean mistaken identities, unrequited love, and sexy (yet proper) scenes. Highly recommended - it has a lot to offer, including great character acting, and a lot of laughs.
3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Tina G. from MEAD, WA
Reviewed on 1/31/2011...
I felt this was an o.k movie. I had to watch it in a couple settings, it was hard to get into it.
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Roberta H. (Robin1) from NEWMARKET, NH
Reviewed on 12/12/2010...
I enjoyed this movie very much! Great scenery and period costumes. Funny and very entertaining!
2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

Carry On Casanova
Amanda Richards | Georgetown, Guyana | 07/11/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you're old enough to have seen the "Carry On" movies the first time around, or have watched them on DVD on "oldies night", (don't worry, we're not going to ask your age) you'll see the resemblance to this funny take on the world's greatest lover. Slapstick, double entendres and misunderstandings abound, as Heath Ledger tries to fill the trousers of the legendary lothario without getting a broken back in the process.

It takes place in 1753 in Venice, a time when no woman is safe from the charms of Casanova, not even those confined to the convent. Luckily for him he has friends in the right places and escapes being strung up for debauchery (a big word which in the movie means that he shakes a lot of bedsprings without the benefit of a marriage license)

After going one conquest too far, his friend the Doge insists that Casanova get married ASAP, or face exile from Venice. Exile is not a possibility, as we learn early in the movie that he has a very good reason for sticking around, so marriage it is, and the lady to whom he pledges his troth is not only a virgin, but extremely willing to be wed. In a classic case of bad timing, he then meets the one woman worthy of his affection, and she turns out to be a cross-dressing (but only when necessary to prove a point) feminist writer who hates every bone in his body. She unfortunately is betrothed to a corpulent but very wealthy lard merchant (Oliver Platt) whom she has never set eyes on before, the union having being arranged by her late father as an insurance policy for the family fortune.

If you're still with me after all that, things get even more complicated when Jeremy Irons shows up as Inquisitor Pucci, out for the bewigged head of Casanova as a gift for the hangman's noose.

The important thing is not to attempt to take this movie seriously as a period piece, or as a factual account of the life of Casanova. It is a historically set spoof of the life and especially the times of Casanova and should be taken with a pinch of salt - or was that lard?


Amanda Richards, July 10, 2006
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Stunning, Sexy, and Fun!
RJRo20 | California | 01/08/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a fun romantic flick about the infamous womanizer, Giacomo Casanova. Gorgeous settings, exquisite costumes, and lively music bring this wonderfully delightful story to life--not to mention the stellar cast! Heath Ledger stars, of course, with Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin, and I have to include Omid Djalili (a great comedian actor!). I'm not a big Heath Ledger fan, but I really like him in this movie--he definitely portrays the womanizer role very well. I guess "Casanova" is considered to be a 'chick flick,' but guys can get a real kick out of this movie, too. (Believe me. In the movie theater that I went to, the guys were bursting with laughter just as much as the girls were). As stated in the movie poster, this is: "A partially true story about lies told, virtue lost, and love found." I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for some great, light-hearted entertainment. Expect plenty of laughs!! Enjoy!"
Romping at the Ridotto
Bambi | Australia | 03/06/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the first of Hallstrom's films that I've seen, and I gather it's by no means typical of his recent work. However, I found it immensely entertaining. It bears little reference to the Chevalier de Seingalt's life, but once you've got over that (ideally before you see it) it is highly enjoyable. The imaginative and brilliant photography of a Venice peopled with the colourful characters and costumes of the ridotto in the city's heyday makes the film worth seeing for that alone. Venice should always look this good; its inhabitants should always wear the costume of this period.

Then the acting is good and plausible. I spent some time trying to work out who it was that Heath Ledger reminded me of, and eventually realised that it was Russell Crowe, not so much in looks as something about his manner. Jeremy Irons is hilarious and others well up to par. The film was well-paced, building to a comic finale.

I think the great point is to grasp that the whole thing was clearly conceived as a sort of Commedia dell'Arte, knockabout farce with very little sex but plenty of misunderstandings, mistaken identities and laugh-out-loud moments. And, of course, love. I thought it was made in very much the manner that operas like The Marriage of Figaro or The Barber of Seville would have been conceived and performed in when they first came out - in fact it shed new light on those for me.

Not a great film - it's a bit too slight for that - but a good, well-made, highly enjoyable romp."