Casanova (2005)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 57 | Rotten: 74
This frothy, oddly bloodless film does a disservice to the colorful life of the real Casanova.
Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 22
This frothy, oddly bloodless film does a disservice to the colorful life of the real Casanova.
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History's most renowned ladies' man finally meets his match in this historical romance laced with comedy and adventure. In Venice in 1753, Giacomo Casanova (Heath Ledger) is a notorious playboy whose way with women goes too far when he's caught leaving the bedroom of a novice nun, and one of the leading prosecutors of the Inquisition, Pucci (Jeremy Irons), puts him on trial. The Doge (Tim McInnerny), Venice's political point man, is a friend of Casanova's and pulls strings to get him off the
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Cast
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Heath Ledger
Casanova -
Sienna Miller
Francesca -
Jeremy Irons
Pucci -
Oliver Platt
Paprizzio -
Lena Olin
Andrea -
Niall Buggy
Bookseller, Printer -
Stephen Greif
Donato -
Leigh Lawson
Mother's Lover -
Robert Levine
Cardinal Lopresta -
Tim McInnerny
The Doge -
Danielle Baker
Sister Magdelene -
Phil Davies
Bernardo Guardi -
Tommy Korberg
Gondola Singer -
Ken Stott
Dalfonso -
Enzo Turrin
Maggiordomo -
Paddy Ward
Vittorio -
Clive Riche
Prof. Bennetto -
Helen McCrory
Casanova's Mother -
Lidia Biondi
Casanova's Grandmother -
Adelmo Togliani
Fulvio -
Omid Djalili
Lupo -
Naike Rivelli
Dark Haired Beauty -
Bryan Korenberg
Man in Brothel -
Alessandro Bressanello
Flunkey Captain -
Simonetta Bortolozzi
Beautiful Woman in Book... -
Charlie Cox
Giovanni Bruni -
Natalie Dormer
Victoria -
Carolina Levi
Bruni's Maid -
Ben Moor
Andolini -
Eugene Simon
Casanova (11) -
Lauren Cohan
Sister Beatrice -
Marta Bellocchio
Beautiful Masked Woman -
Adriano Iurissevich
Masked Casanova Actor -
Giorgio Bertan
Actor -
Francis Pardeilhan
Custom Officer -
Paola Pessot
Lolling Street Walker -
Elisabeth Riva
Prostitute -
Monica Vallerini
Whore #3 -
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Sara Guerra
Fair Haired Woman -
Marta Paola Richeldi
Another Woman -
Giorgia Riccardi
Another Beauty -
Kristy Dibiccari
Woman in Bookshop -
Jessica Seaton
Plain Woman in Bookshop -
Anna Gaia Marchioro
Plain Looking Woman -
Lorenzo Felisatti
Laughing Man -
Roy Doliner
Dalfonso's Secretary -
Silvia Nanni
Whispering Woman -
Paolo De Giorgiro
Young Man -
Katarina Volgyiova
Society Woman -
Davide Bozzato
Drunken Reveller -
Catherine Gault
Reveller -
Renzo Martini
Beadle -
Laura Pigozzo
Woman -
Federico Scridel
Casanova Actor -
Manuella Massimi
Lady Actress -
Bimba
Pig -
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All Critics (144) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (78) | DVD (25)
Overall, Casanova is silly but amusing.
Top CriticThe whimsical plot, involving Casanova's seduction of a cross-dressing feminist, isn't helped by director Lasse Hallstrom's leaden hand.
The sticky sweet stuff in the middle traps history's greatest lover and slows the whole affair to a crawl.
The irony of [Sienna] Miller co-starring in a film about the world's most notorious lothario aside, there's not much to love about Casanova.
Despite its oh-so deviant title character, Casanova is a harmless bon-bon, a breezy period farce that mimics lesser Shakespeare and a look that recalls Amadeus or Shakespeare in Love.
A ribald, witty costume comedy filled with delightful performances and wily plot turns, this is the sort of film that makes you wonder why more films like this aren't made.
A fun, lighthearted, energetic (if insignificant) romp that features fine work from Ledger, Platt and Irons. I was grinning for most of the running time.
Gets funny once it enters farce mode. Nothing special by the cast, including Ledger.
Legendary lover cleans up for happily committed coupledom.
The script is solid, the actors clearly have fun with it, and the location Venice photography makes you want to phone your travel agent.
One of those smart pictures that transcends genres, a costume romance inspired by Restoration comedy, French farce and vaudevillian slapstick.
There's no edge in Ledger's performance, only a lot of cutesy moments.
Casanova is just a farce, true, but there's a smugness to the proceedings that leaves a bad aftertaste.
While not quite as irresistibly seductive as its title character, Casanova is the perfect cinematic one-night stand: charming, romantic and awfully easy on the eyes.
even I - a product of the American public school system - am able to recognize that much of this film is complete bollix
Audience Reviews for Casanova
Super Reviewer
But what I assumed would be a sort of lush period piece with a dash of period specific humor (a la' 'A Room With A View") ended up feeling more like a "slap-sticky" comedy of errors.
Beautiful costumes, sets and location shots. Had I not been expecting a more realistic "period piece" type film, the cheesy over the top acting probably wouldn't have bothered me as much.
In any case while the story is predictable, this was ammusing and a (mostly) enjoyable romp. It did make me a bit melancholy for the great things that I believe would have come from Mr. Ledger had he stayed with us longer.
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DIRECTED BY: Lasse Hallstrom
Heath Ledger plays the fabled romantic as a man who, after failing to win the affection of a particular Venetian woman, strives to discover the real meaning of love.
It was a good little movie I caught on T.V, today. Entertaining with a great cast. Had great costumes and a great scenery of Venice. What I thought would be a bit more of a serious movie ended up being a very humorous one. Enjoyed it.