Fellini's Casanova [Blu-ray]

Director: Federico Fellini Federico Fellini

Overview

Federico Fellini chose to film this elaborate biopic of the famous titular lover entirely within the walls of Rome's Cinecitt? Studios. The director shot the picture in English, hardly a language in which he was fluent -- and cast an enthusiastic Donald Sutherland as the title character. Nino Rota penned the score. Most prints of this film bear the title Fellini's Casanova.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/2020
UPC:	0738329250553
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Classics
Language:	English
Time:	2:34:00
Sales rank:	29,724

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donald Sutherland	Casanova
Tina Aumont	Enrichetta
Cicely Browne	Madame D'Urfe
Carmen Scarpitta	Actor
Clara Algranti	Actor
Daniela Gatti	Actor
Margareth Clémenti	Actor
Mario Cencelli	Actor
Olimpia Carlisi	Isabella
Silvana Fusacchia	Actor
Leda Lojodice	Actor
Sandra Elaine Allen	Actor
Clarissa Mary Roll	Actor
Alessandra Belloni	Actor
Dudley Sutton	Duke of Wuertemberg
Daniel Emilfork	Marquis Du Bois
Luigi Zerbinati	Pope
Diane Kurys	Madame Charpillon
Norbert Losch	Admiral at dinner table
Adele Angela Lojodice	Doll Woman
Margarethe Clementi	Actor
John Karlsen	Actor
Peter Gonzales	Actor
Mary Marquet	Actor
Chesty Morgan	Actor
Reggie Nalder	Faulkircher
Nino Rota	Composer

Technical Credits

Federico Fellini

Bernardino Zapponi

Giacomo Casanova

Federico Fellini	Director,Screenwriter
Alberto Grimaldi	Producer
Bernardino Zapponi	Screenwriter
Giacomo Casanova	Screenwriter
Vic Ramos	Casting

Editorial Reviews

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 hop-scotches 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, Fellini's Casanova is something of a chocolate Easter Bunny: delicious going down, but hollow on the inside.