Casanova

    Casanova
    2005

    Synopsis

    With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.

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    Cast

    • Heath LedgerCasanova
    • Sienna MillerFrancesca
    • Jeremy IronsPucci
    • Oliver PlattPaprizzio
    • Lena OlinAndrea
    • Omid DjaliliLupo
    • Stephen GreifDonato
    • Ken StottDalfonso
    • Helen McCroryCasanova's Mother
    • Leigh LawsonTito

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Film Threat

      A delightfully silly romp which reinvents the legendary Italian lover's adventures into the realm of broad farce.
    • 80

      Variety

      A handsome chunk of widescreen entertainment that's as nimble as its rakish hero.
    • 80

      Chicago Reader

      Lasse Hallstrom (Chocolat) directs a sparking screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (Stage Beauty) and Kimberly Simi; it starts as a frothy boudoir comedy but evolves into a masquerade by turns sweetly meditative and sharply satirical.
    • 75

      USA Today

      Casanova is an entertaining if silly romp, with amusing dialogue, gorgeous production design and painterly cinematography. Venice, where the movie is set, has never been so breathtaking.
    • 70

      Dallas Observer

      It's a sweet, silly and not unintelligent romantic comedy: For a period farce, you could do worse.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      In any case, what is on screen is a delightful respite from awards-season seriousness - a feather film, you might say, that actually tickles.
    • 58

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer

      Unfortunately, the goofiness never quite finds its groove. The romantic chemistry is tepid, the comedy misses as often as it hits, the picaresque plot keeps dogging down and even actors as skilled as Platt, Irons and Lena Olin fail to register strongly in their roles.
    • 50

      ReelViews

      What happens when movie producers cross "Three's Company" with "Masterpiece Theater?" The result would be similar to what Touchstone Pictures has provided with Casanova, a farcical romantic comedy period piece.

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