Casanova '70 ( Casanova 70 )

Casanova '70 (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Original Title: Casanova 70
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Mario Monicelli

Written By:
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Tonino Guerra

Actors:
Marcello Mastroianni ..... Major Andrea Rossi-Colombotti
Virna Lisi ..... Gigliola
Marisa Mell ..... Thelma
Michèle Mercier ..... Noelle
Enrico Maria Salerno ..... Professore (psychiatrist)
Liana Orfei ..... Lion Tamer
Guido Alberti ..... Monsignore
Beba Loncar ..... Santina
Moira Orfei ..... Lolly
Margaret Lee ..... Maid
Rosemary Dexter ..... Addolorata
Jolanda Modio ..... Indonesian Airline Hostess
Seyna Seyn ..... Count
Luciana Paoli
Marco Ferreri

Synopsis:

Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, a U.N. official and modern-day Casanova, cannot get aroused unless there's danger in sex, but women and society are too compliant, so he's often impotent. A psychiatrist warns him it will get worse, and he should be celibate. Andrea tries and fails at that, abandons his fiancée, finds the occasional life-threatening liaison, and pursues a woman tethered to a dull but murderous husband. Will Andrea find pleasure and fulfillment, or is he doomed to pursue and then go limp when the pursuit is successful?

Since it was made in 1965, we can assume that Casanova '70 is set five years in the future. Marcello Mastroianni stars as the modern incarnation of the legendary lover. This Casanova is a NATO officer who is sexually aroused only when danger threatens. And that's about all there is to it, except to add that the ladies-Virna Lisi in particular-are gorgeous. Director Mario Monicelli cowrote the screenplay, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

The amorous adventures of Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, an army officer who finds pleasure with beautiful women in life-threatening situations.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 August, 2008.

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