Synopsis
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler to cure him of his apparent delusion. But the psychiatric sessions have an unexpected effect on the psychiatric staff and, most profoundly, Dr Mickler, who rekindles the romance in his complacent marriage.
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Cast
- Johnny DeppDon Juan DeMarco
- Marlon BrandoDr. Jack Mickler
- Faye DunawayMarilyn Mickler
- Géraldine PailhasDona Ana
- Bob DishyDr. Paul Showalter
- Rachel TicotinDoña Inez
- Talisa SotoDoña Julia
- Stephen SingerDr. Bill Dunsmore
- Jo ChampaSultana Gulbeyaz
- Marita GeraghtyWoman in Restaurant
Recommendations
- 75
ReelViews
Writer/director Jeremy Leven takes pleasure in clouding the division between what's real and what isn't, but he never stretches matters to such an extreme that Don Juan DeMarco is reduced to a mindless farce. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The picture... is simple, sweet and elegantly written, and it benefits from the presence of Marlon Brando. - 70
The New York Times
It benefits not only from Mr. Brando's peculiar presence, but also from Johnny Depp, who again proves himself a brilliantly intuitive young actor with strong ties to the Brando legacy. The movie is cheesy, but its stars certainly are not. - 70
Washington Post
The movie, written and directed by Jeremy Leven, may not be one for the ages, but it's a pleasant, involving experience that intermixes fairy-tale romance with modern, deadpan comedy. - 70
Washington Post
[Leven] keeps the film's tone light and ingratiating. And, though the material is thin, the actors do seem to be getting a kick out of playing off each other. - 70
Chicago Reader
This first feature by novelist and psychologist Jeremy Leven has a fairly rudimentary mise en scene, but the actors take over the proceedings with aplomb, and Brando and Dunaway have the grace to turn much of the show over to Depp, who carries the burden with ease. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Although flawed in many respects -- it's not as smooth and silky a movie as it could have been -- Don Juan DeMarco nevertheless evokes a romantic mood that tickles and caresses. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Brando doesn't so much walk through this movie as coast, in a gassy, self-indulgent performance no one else could have gotten away with.
