The Return of Casanova
| The Return of Casanova | |
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| Directed by | Édouard Niermans |
| Written by | Jean-Claude Carrière Arthur Schnitzler (novel) |
| Produced by | Alain Delon |
| Starring | Alain Delon |
| Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
| Edited by | Yves Deschamps |
| Music by | Michel Portal Bruno Coulais |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 356,908 admissions (France)[1] |
The Return of Casanova (French: Le Retour de Casanova) is a 1992 French comedy film directed by Édouard Niermans. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
After many years of rambling across Europe the aging Giacomo Casanova is impoverished. He wants to return to the Republic of Venice but he doesn't dare going there directly because he was a fugitive when he left. While he tries to find a way to get a pardon he meets a young lady named Marcelina. The more he shows his affection, the more ostentatiously she rejects him. Even so he doesn't give up on her because her lover Lorenzo has grave gaming debts. In return for the required money Lorenzo tells Casanova about a looming secret rendezvous with Marcelina. Moreover he lets Casanova take his place. Undercover of the night Casanova finally seduces her. Lorenzo later feels his honour was besmirched and demands satisfaction. Casanova kills him in a duel and then goes home to Venice.
Cast
- Alain Delon - Casanova
- Fabrice Luchini - Camille
- Elsa Lunghini (as Elsa) - Marcolina
- Wadeck Stanczak - Lorenzi
- Delia Boccardo - Amelie
- Gilles Arbona - Olivo
- Violetta Sanchez - Marquise
- Jacques Boudet - Abbé
- Philippe Leroy - the emissary
- Alain Cuny - Marquis
- Yveline Ailhaud - the female cook
- Sarah Bertrand - the first woman
- Rachel Bizet - Marie
- Sandrine Blancke - Teresina
- Sophie Bouilloux - Lise
- Gabriel Dupont - the coachman
References
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Return of Casanova". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
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- 1990s comedy films
- Films based on works by Arthur Schnitzler
- French films
- French comedy films
- French-language films
- Films about Giacomo Casanova
- Cultural depictions of Giacomo Casanova
- Films directed by Édouard Niermans
- Films produced by Alain Delon
- Films set in the 1770s
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