Product Information
CASONOVA is loosely based on the memoirs of the writer, adventurer, and infamous lover Giacomo Casanova themselves notably unreliable and fortunately has no pretensions to historical realism. Instead, it's a witty, lighthearted romantic comedy, which uses its 18th century setting and renowned hero as a jumping-off point for sexy banter and ruminations on love, lust, and freedom. Directed with visual flair and wit by Lasse Hallstrom a master of classy period pieces like CHOCOLAT and CIDER HOUSE RULES the movie was filmed on location in Venice, and the stunningly gorgeous scenery is almost a character in its own right. Heath Ledger, believable and engaging here in a role that couldn't be more different from his powerhouse performance in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, turns on all of his considerable charms here. Abandoned by his mother as a child, Casanova has grown into a lascivious yet oddly innocent young man, who pursues pleasure wholeheartedly and mistakes lust for love. His biggest concern is eluding Italy's puritanical Inquisitors, until he meets Francesca Bruni (Sienna Miller), a beauty who publishes clever pamphlets on women's rights under a pen name. In the time-honoured tradition, Casanova is instantly smitten with the one woman in Venice who doesn't want anything to do with him. The plot provides few surprises, but that is beside the point; the pleasures of CASANOVA are in its warm freewheeling tone, its sumptuous visuals, and the cheerful exuberance of its actors. In addition to Ledger's winning star turn, Lena Olin is her usual mesmerising self as Francesca's scheming mother, and the reliably excellent Oliver Platt (as Francesca's overmatched fiance) and Jeremy Irons (as the frustrated head Inquisitor) both deliver deft comic performances.Product Identifiers
ProducerGary Levinsohn
EAN8717418083304
eBay Product ID (ePID)52976457
Product Key Features
ActorPhilip Davis, Lena Olin, Sienna Miller, Heath Ledger, Oliver Platt, Jeremy Irons, Omid Djalili, Stephen Greif, Helen Mccrory, Charlie Cox
Film/TV TitleCasanova
DirectorLasse Hallstrom
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Danish\English\Finnish\Greek\Icelandic\Italian\Norwegian\Portuguese\Romanian\Spanish\Swedish
Run Time112 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen
Release Year2006
FormatDVD
FeaturesCreating An Adventure Behind The Scenes Look At The Casanova Set And Interviews With The Cast And Crew\Dressing In Style\Extended Sequence Hidden In Plain Sight\Visions Of Venice\Director Audio Commentary\Audio Described, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreComedy, Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
ReviewsDaily Star - Wild and witty take on the lurid life of the legendary lover, Entertainment Weekly - Ms. Miller has a modern, smart-girl look about her, News Of The World - Bodice ripping, swashbuckling caper
Dubbing LanguagesSpanish\Italian
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1