Fellini's Casanova ( Il Casanova di Federico Fellini )

Fellini's Casanova (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
David Donatello Awards
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1976 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Federico Fellini

Written By:
Giacomo Casanova (autobiography Histoire de ma vie)
Federico Fellini ...

Actors:
Donald Sutherland ..... Giacomo Casanova
Tina Aumont ..... Henriette
Cicely Browne ..... Madame D'Urfe
Carmen Scarpitta ..... Madame Charpillon
Clara Algranti ..... Marcolina
Daniela Gatti ..... Giselda
Margaret Clementi ..... Sister Maddalena (as Margareth Clementi)
Olimpia Carlisi ..... Isabella
Silvana Fusacchia ..... Isabella's sister
Adele Angela Lojodice ..... Mechanical doll
Sandra Elaine Allen ..... Angelina the Giantess
Clarissa Mary Roll ..... Anna Maria
Daniel Emilfork ..... Du Bois (as Daniel Emilfork Berenstein)
Luigi Zerbinati ..... Pope
Hans van de Hoek ..... (as Hans Van Den Hoek)

Synopsis:

Considered by Federico Fellini to be his most expressive and courageous work, this epic portrait of the world's greatest lover stars Donald Sutherland (Klute, Don't Look Now) in one of his most acclaimed roles, and showcases the colourful, bawdy, grandiloquent flights of imagination typical of Fellini's great cinematic spectacles. Rather than a dashing seducer, Fellini introduces a jaded, cynical, aging Casanova hungrily scouring the opulent boudoirs of eighteenth century Venice in an attempt to satisfy his insatiable sexual appetite and as a man whose sexual conquests come to represent severe self-loathing. Boasting lush widescreen cinematography, sumptuous studio sets and lavish Oscar winning costumes, this vision of the life of a philandering dilettante remains one of the great Fellini film experiences.

Fellini's Casanova is played by Donald Sutherland. The film takes great pains to debunk the myth of the Great Lover by presenting him as an ordinary human being swept up in extraordinary circumstances. This Casanova breezes through his various political and amorous adventures with an air of bored detachment, allowing the audience to 'fill in the blanks' regarding motivations and emotions. Though the film's plotline hopscotches all over Europe, Fellini lensed the picture entirely within the lavish confines of Rome's Cinecitta Studios. Danilo Donati won an Oscar for costume design, while Nino Rota (of Godfather fame) should have won for his musical score. A sumptuous visual treat!

One mans relentless search for sexual conquest! From legendary Italian director Federico Fellini comes this bawdy, grandiloquent tale of the worlds greatest lover. Donald Sutherland stars as an aging seducer hungrily scouring the opulent boudoirs of eighteenth century Venice in an attempt to satisfy his insatiable sexual appetite. Casanova remains Federico Fellini's most controversial film it was criticized in the US as too pornographic and esoteric, praised in Europe for its artistic sophistication, while Fellini considered it his most expressive and courageous work. With lush widescreen cinematography, sumptuous studio sets, and lavish costumes (it won the Oscar for Best Costume Design), this vision of the life of a philandering dilettante remains one of Fellini's great cinematic spectacles.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 20 June, 2006.

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