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Casanova (2005 film)

January 01, 1970

For the 2005 British miniseries, sometimes shown as a film, see Casanova (2005 TV serial).

Casanova is a 2005 American romance film directed by Lasse Hallström starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova. The film premiered September 3, 2005, at the Venice Film Festival.[1] It received mixed reviews and flopped at the box office.[citation needed]

Casanova
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLasse Hallström
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byAndrew Mondshein
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Touchstone Pictures
Hallstorm/Holleran Productions
The Mark Gordon Company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • September 3, 2005 (2005-09-03) (VFF[1])
  • December 25, 2005 (2005-12-25) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$37.7 million[2]

Plot edit

A young woman tearfully leaves her son to live with his grandmother and promises to return for him someday. Several years later, in 1753, in Venice, Casanova is notorious for his promiscuity with women, his adventures being represented in puppet theatres around the city. The Doge, the ruler of the city, is a friend to Casanova, but cannot be too lenient on him as he wishes to avoid trouble with the Church. He warns Casanova to marry soon, or he will be exiled from the city. Casanova gets engaged to Victoria, famous for her virginity, to save himself from exile.

Casanova later meets and falls in love with Francesca Bruni, who writes illegal feminist books under a male pseudonym, Bernardo Guardi, and also argues for women's rights as Dr. Giordano de Padua. Francesca mistakes Casanova's name for Lupo Salvato (Casanova's servant) and Casanova humors her, since she despises the ill-reputed Casanova. Francesca and her mother are heavily in debt, and her mother pressures her to marry rich Paprizzio from Genoa, a union arranged by her late father. When Paprizzio arrives in Venice, Casanova lies to him and says that the hotel he booked is closed and he persuades him to stay at his house. Casanova also lies and says that he is indeed Bernardo Guardi. While Paprizzio asks his advice on how to impress Francesca, Casanova lures him to stay at home while receiving treatment for weight loss. Casanova visits Francesca, pretending to be Paprizzio and tells her that he lied to her before to make sure she is not in love with someone else and marrying him only for his money. Francesca is initially suspicious but gradually begins to trust him.

 
Piazza San Marco, Francesco Guardi, 18th century.

During the Venetian Carnival, Francesca recognizes the real Paprizzio from his publicity posters which force Casanova to confess his true identity making her angry. Casanova is arrested by the Venetian Inquisition for crimes against sexual morality, such as debauchery, heresy, and fornication with a novice. He saves Francesca by pretending to be Bernardo Guardi, which cools her anger. At his trial, Francesca confesses that she is the real Bernardo Guardi, and both are sentenced to death. Meanwhile, Francesca's mother and the real Paprizzio fall in love.

Just as Casanova and Francesca are about to be hanged in the Piazza San Marco, they are saved by an announcement that the Pope gave amnesty to all prisoners who were to be executed on that day, as it was the Pope's birthday. It is later discovered that the "Cardinal" who gave the announcement was actually an impostor who happens to be Casanova's stepfather, wedded to his long-lost mother who came back for him just as she promised when Casanova was a child.

As they all escape on Paprizzio's boat, Francesca's brother, Giovanni stays behind to marry Victoria and to continue Casanova's legendary womanizing. The real Casanova spends the rest of his life as a stage actor touring with his family and the Paprizzios.

Cast edit

Production edit

Director Lasse Hallström had long wanted to make a film about Casanova but postponed the project to make An Unfinished Life with Robert Redford. The script was originally written by Kimberly Simi. It was later redrafted by Michael Cristofer.[3][4] Tom Stoppard gave the script an uncredited polish.[5] Producer Leslie Holleran also polished the script.[6]

Filming began on July 9, 2004, and the finished film was released in the United States on September 3, 2005. Visual effects for the film were produced by Custom Film Effects and Illusion Arts. Period costumes were supplied by four different Italian costume houses: Tirelli Costumi, Nicolao Atelier, Costumi d'Arte, and G.P. 11, and shoes were manufactured by L.C.P. di Pompei. Wardrobe was also rented from Sastreria Cornejo of Spain.

The film was shot on location in Venice.[7] Additional scenes were filmed in Vicenza, particularly the Teatro Olimpico, the Renaissance theater known for its intricate forced perspective stage design. The hot air balloon scene was created using Computer Generated Imagery (CGI).[6]

Music edit

Reception edit

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 44% based on reviews from 131 critics. The site's consensus states: "This frothy, oddly bloodless film does a disservice to the colorful life of the real Casanova."[8] On Metacritic it has a score of 57% based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on scale of A to F.[10]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 2 out of 4 and wrote: "That the new Casanova lacks such wit is fatal. Heath Ledger is a good actor but Hallstrom's film is busy and unfocused, giving us the view of Casanova's ceaseless activity but not the excitement. It's a sitcom when what is wanted is comic opera."[11][12][13] A.O. Scott of The New York Times called it "a delightful respite from awards-season seriousness" and rated it 4 out of 5.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (13 September 2005). "Venice turns into a party town". Variety.
  2. ^ "Casanova". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ Fleming, Michael (15 March 2004). "Touchstone seduced by 'Casanova'". Variety.
  4. ^ "'Bombshell' on U's radar". Variety. 26 November 2002. Hallstrom has also committed to "Casanova" the Touchstone Pictures period tale of the famed Lothario
  5. ^ Lisa Schwarzbaum (2006-01-04). "Casanova". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ a b Scott Holleran (January 18, 2006). "Renaissance Man". Box Office Mojo. Most of it ended up being created by computer. The only thing that was real was the basket and the actors in it.
  7. ^ Jennings, Sheri (29 August 2005). "'Casanova' seduces location and gala slot". Variety.
  8. ^ "Casanova". Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. ^ "Casanova". Metacritic.
  10. ^ . CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
  11. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 22, 2005). "A reputation to keep up". Chicago Sun-Times.     
  12. ^ Elley, Derek (4 September 2005). "Casanova". Variety.
  13. ^ Claudia Puig (2005-12-22). "'Casanova' delivers a charming, bawdy romp". USA Today.
  14. ^ Scott, A. O. (23 December 2005). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29.     

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For the 2005 British miniseries sometimes shown as a film see Casanova 2005 TV serial Casanova is a 2005 American romance film directed by Lasse Hallstrom starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova The film premiered September 3 2005 at the Venice Film Festival 1 It received mixed reviews and flopped at the box office citation needed CasanovaTheatrical release posterDirected byLasse HallstromWritten byKimberly SimiMichael CristoferJeffrey HatcherProduced byBetsy BeersMark GordonStarringHeath Ledger Sienna Miller Jeremy Irons Oliver Platt Lena OlinCinematographyOliver StapletonEdited byAndrew MondsheinMusic byAlexandre DesplatProductioncompaniesTouchstone PicturesHallstorm Holleran ProductionsThe Mark Gordon CompanyDistributed byBuena Vista Pictures DistributionRelease datesSeptember 3 2005 2005 09 03 VFF 1 December 25 2005 2005 12 25 United States Running time112 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 37 7 million 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Music 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot editA young woman tearfully leaves her son to live with his grandmother and promises to return for him someday Several years later in 1753 in Venice Casanova is notorious for his promiscuity with women his adventures being represented in puppet theatres around the city The Doge the ruler of the city is a friend to Casanova but cannot be too lenient on him as he wishes to avoid trouble with the Church He warns Casanova to marry soon or he will be exiled from the city Casanova gets engaged to Victoria famous for her virginity to save himself from exile Casanova later meets and falls in love with Francesca Bruni who writes illegal feminist books under a male pseudonym Bernardo Guardi and also argues for women s rights as Dr Giordano de Padua Francesca mistakes Casanova s name for Lupo Salvato Casanova s servant and Casanova humors her since she despises the ill reputed Casanova Francesca and her mother are heavily in debt and her mother pressures her to marry rich Paprizzio from Genoa a union arranged by her late father When Paprizzio arrives in Venice Casanova lies to him and says that the hotel he booked is closed and he persuades him to stay at his house Casanova also lies and says that he is indeed Bernardo Guardi While Paprizzio asks his advice on how to impress Francesca Casanova lures him to stay at home while receiving treatment for weight loss Casanova visits Francesca pretending to be Paprizzio and tells her that he lied to her before to make sure she is not in love with someone else and marrying him only for his money Francesca is initially suspicious but gradually begins to trust him nbsp Piazza San Marco Francesco Guardi 18th century During the Venetian Carnival Francesca recognizes the real Paprizzio from his publicity posters which force Casanova to confess his true identity making her angry Casanova is arrested by the Venetian Inquisition for crimes against sexual morality such as debauchery heresy and fornication with a novice He saves Francesca by pretending to be Bernardo Guardi which cools her anger At his trial Francesca confesses that she is the real Bernardo Guardi and both are sentenced to death Meanwhile Francesca s mother and the real Paprizzio fall in love Just as Casanova and Francesca are about to be hanged in the Piazza San Marco they are saved by an announcement that the Pope gave amnesty to all prisoners who were to be executed on that day as it was the Pope s birthday It is later discovered that the Cardinal who gave the announcement was actually an impostor who happens to be Casanova s stepfather wedded to his long lost mother who came back for him just as she promised when Casanova was a child As they all escape on Paprizzio s boat Francesca s brother Giovanni stays behind to marry Victoria and to continue Casanova s legendary womanizing The real Casanova spends the rest of his life as a stage actor touring with his family and the Paprizzios Cast editHeath Ledger as Giacomo Casanova Sienna Miller as Francesca Bruni Jeremy Irons as Bishop Pucci Oliver Platt as Paprizzio Lena Olin as Andrea Bruni mother of Francesca Omid Djalili as Lupo Salvatore Stephen Greif as Donato Ken Stott as Dalfonso Tim McInnerny as Francesco Loredan the Doge of Venice Helen McCrory as Zanetta Farussi Charlie Cox as Giovanni Bruni Natalie Dormer as Victoria Donato Philip Davis as Guardi Lauren Cohan as Sister Beatrice Eugene Simon as Casanova aged 11Production editDirector Lasse Hallstrom had long wanted to make a film about Casanova but postponed the project to make An Unfinished Life with Robert Redford The script was originally written by Kimberly Simi It was later redrafted by Michael Cristofer 3 4 Tom Stoppard gave the script an uncredited polish 5 Producer Leslie Holleran also polished the script 6 Filming began on July 9 2004 and the finished film was released in the United States on September 3 2005 Visual effects for the film were produced by Custom Film Effects and Illusion Arts Period costumes were supplied by four different Italian costume houses Tirelli Costumi Nicolao Atelier Costumi d Arte and G P 11 and shoes were manufactured by L C P di Pompei Wardrobe was also rented from Sastreria Cornejo of Spain The film was shot on location in Venice 7 Additional scenes were filmed in Vicenza particularly the Teatro Olimpico the Renaissance theater known for its intricate forced perspective stage design The hot air balloon scene was created using Computer Generated Imagery CGI 6 Music editAssagio No 1 in G Minor Andante composed by Johan Helmich Roman Concerto a 5 Op 9 No 10 in F Major for Violin Strings amp Continuo 2 Adagio composed by Tomaso Albinoni Concerto a 5 Op 9 No 4 in A Major for Violin Strings amp Continuo 2 Adagio composed by Tomaso Albinoni Concerto a 5 Op 9 No 2 in D Minor for Oboe Strings amp Continuo 1 Allegro e non presto composed by Tomaso Albinoni Concerto a 5 Op 9 No 6 in G Major for 2 Oboes Strings amp Continuo 3 Allegro composed by Tomaso Albinoni Tambourins I II from the tragedie lyrique Dardanus composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the tragedie lyrique Zoroastre composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Air Grave from the tragedie lyrique Zoroastre composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Menuetts 1 amp 2 from the tragedie lyrique Zoroastre composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Air Gai from the opera ballet Le temple de la Gloire composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the opera ballet Le temple de la Gloire composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the opera ballet Les fetes de Polymnie composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the comedie ballet Platee composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Gavotte from the opera ballet Les Indes galantes composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Rigaudons en Rondeau from the opera ballet Les Indes galantes composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the pastorale Acante et Cephise composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Ballet Figure 1st Gavotte from the pastorale Nais composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the pastorale Nais composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Overture from the pastorale Zais composed by Jean Philippe Rameau Cello Concerto No 3 in D Minor 2 Amoroso composed by Leonardo Leo Concerto in C Major for Mandolin Strings amp Continuo 1 Allegro composed by Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in D Major for Lute 2 Violins amp Continuo 3 Allegro composed by Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia from the opera Farnace composed by Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto Il cimento dell armonia e dell invenzione Op 8 No 11 in D Major 2 Largo composed by Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins Cello amp Strings L estro armonico Op 3 No 2 in G Minor 1 Adagio e spiccato composed by Antonio Vivaldi Harpsichord Concerto in B Flat Major 2 Grave composed by Francesco Durante Harpsichord Concerto in B Flat Major 1 Allegro non troppo composed by Francesco Durante Concerto for 2 Violins Viola amp Continuo No 8 in A major La Pazzia 1 Allegro composed by Francesco Durante Concerto in C Major No 1 for Harpsichord amp Strings 2 Larghetto 3 Rondo composed by Giovanni Paisiello Overture from La Madrilena composed by Vicente Martin y Soler Casanova s Lament traditional music original lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus performed by Tommy Korberg Sonata for Violin amp Continuo Op 5 No 11 in E Major 5 Gavotta Allegro composed by Arcangelo Corelli Sonata for Violin amp Continuo Op 5 No 7 in D Minor 3 Sarabanda Largo composed by Arcangelo Corelli Bouree from Plaisirs Champetres composed by Jean Fery Rebel Tastar de Corde Recercar Dietro composed by Joan Ambrosio Dalza and performed by Christopher Wilson and Shirley Rumsey Rigaudon from Water Music Suite No 3 in G Major composed by Georg Friedrich Handel Bouree from Music for the Royal Fireworks composed by Georg Friedrich Handel Loure from Tafelmusik 1 composed by Georg Philipp Telemann Bella Gioiosa composed by Fabritio CarosoReception editOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 44 based on reviews from 131 critics The site s consensus states This frothy oddly bloodless film does a disservice to the colorful life of the real Casanova 8 On Metacritic it has a score of 57 based on reviews from 36 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 9 Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F 10 Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave it 2 out of 4 and wrote That the new Casanova lacks such wit is fatal Heath Ledger is a good actor but Hallstrom s film is busy and unfocused giving us the view of Casanova s ceaseless activity but not the excitement It s a sitcom when what is wanted is comic opera 11 12 13 A O Scott of The New York Times called it a delightful respite from awards season seriousness and rated it 4 out of 5 14 References edit a b Vivarelli Nick 13 September 2005 Venice turns into a party town Variety Casanova Box Office Mojo Fleming Michael 15 March 2004 Touchstone seduced by Casanova Variety Bombshell on U s radar Variety 26 November 2002 Hallstrom has also committed to Casanova the Touchstone Pictures period tale of the famed Lothario Lisa Schwarzbaum 2006 01 04 Casanova Entertainment Weekly a b Scott Holleran January 18 2006 Renaissance Man Box Office Mojo Most of it ended up being created by computer The only thing that was real was the basket and the actors in it Jennings Sheri 29 August 2005 Casanova seduces location and gala slot Variety Casanova Rotten Tomatoes Casanova Metacritic CASANOVA 2006 B CinemaScore Archived from the original on 2018 12 20 Ebert Roger December 22 2005 A reputation to keep up Chicago Sun Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Elley Derek 4 September 2005 Casanova Variety Claudia Puig 2005 12 22 Casanova delivers a charming bawdy romp USA Today Scott A O 23 December 2005 FILM REVIEW Lock Up Your Ladies The New York Times Archived from the original on 2015 05 29 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp External links editCasanova at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Casanova 2005 film amp oldid 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