Casanova

• Director: Lasse Hallström
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Romantic Comedy, Period Film
• Themes: Otherwise Engaged, Gender-Bending, Star-Crossed Lovers
• Main Cast: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin
• Release Year: 2005
• Country: US
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

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 hook and allow him to stay in the city, but under one condition -- he must take a wife and remain faithful to her. Casanova sets his sights on Victoria (Natalie Dormer), a lovely young maiden who is obviously taken with the handsome ladykiller, but he's not the only one who wants her hand. Giovanni Bruni (Charlie Cox) is a young man who is very much in love with Victoria, and in order to move him out of the picture, Casanova challenges him to a duel. However, when Casanova is bested in swords in the challenge, he discovers he's actually been parrying with Giovanni's sister, Francesca (Sienna Miller). As Casanova gets to know Francesca, he discovers she's a gifted writer and a bright and independent woman as well as a good hand with a sword, and he comes to the realization that she's the woman he wants to take to the altar. However, Francesca has already been promised to the vain and chubby Papprizzio (Oliver Platt), a man she's never met, and she doesn't seem at all interested in the notorious Casanova. Casanova also stars Lena Olin, and Omid Djalili. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Heath Ledger - Casanova
• Sienna Miller - Francesca
• Jeremy Irons - Pucci
• Oliver Platt - Paprizzio
• Lena Olin - Andrea

Niall Buggy - 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 Bookshop; 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; Nicholas Raymond Capriati - Boy; 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

Credit

Alessandro Alberti - Art Director, Susanna Codognato - Art Director, Luca Tranchino - Art Director, Robert Guerra - Supervising Art Director, Mishka Cheyko - Associate Producer, Fabio Santesarti - Boom Operator, Barry O'Sullivan - Boom Operator, Priscilla John - Casting, Ronna Kress - Casting, Lilia Trapani - Casting, Sue Lefton - Choreography, Collin Fowler - Coordinator, Shaina Holmes - Coordinator, Sonny Kompanek - Conductor, Michael Novak - Conductor, Guido Cerasuolo - Co-producer, Jenny Beavan - Costume Designer, Mishka Cheyko - First Assistant Director, Lasse Hallström - Director, Kimble Rendall - Second Unit Director, Andrew Mondshein - Editor, Su Armstrong - Executive Producer, Adam Merims - Executive Producer, Gary Levinsohn - Executive Producer, Lamberto Deli - Hair Styles, Stefania Petrini - Hair Styles, Mirella Ginnoto - Hair Styles, Maria Teresa Corridoni - Hair Styles, Desiree Corridoni - Hair Styles, Elda Magnanti - Hair Styles, Paolo Franceschi - Hair Styles, Mario Pegoretti - Hair Styles, Rita Cecchini - Hair Styles, Maurilio Lazzaro - Hair Styles, Centanni Marisa - Hair Styles, Carla Indoni - Hair Styles, Paola Genovese - Hair Styles, Massimiliano Durante - Hair Styles, Lisa Valota - Hair Styles, Samankta Mura - Hair Styles, Sharrim Sabatin - Hair Styles, Fulvio Zucconi - Hair Styles, Alberto Moccia - Hair Styles, Angela Bolli - Hair Styles, Teresa Di Serio - Hair Styles, Corrado Pastore - Hair Styles, Maria Vittoria Cascioli - Hair Styles, Tiziana Rangeri - Hair Styles, Consuelo Vitturi - Hair Styles, Charles Harrington - Location Manager, Luisa Amendola - Location Manager, Simona Serafini - Location Manager, Nicola Catullo - Location Manager, Fabrizio Cerato - Location Manager, Alexandre Desplat - Composer (Music Score), Roy Prendergast - Musical Arrangement, Vittorio Sodano - Makeup, Caterina Sisto - Makeup, Jana Carboni - Makeup, Federica Iocoponi - Makeup, Dalia Colli - Makeup, Rosella Gregorio - Makeup, Mariangela Righetti - Makeup, Ambra Bellotto - Makeup, Irene Cavalli - Makeup, Elena Cipolato - Makeup, Alessandro Filippi - Makeup, Sabrina Catucci - Makeup, Antonella Cozza - Makeup, Michela Mainenti - Makeup, Piero Marsiglio - Makeup, Emanuele Tasca - Makeup, Alessandra Zampieri - Makeup, Daniele Massaccesi - Camera Operator, Marco Sacerdoti - Camera Operator, David Gropman - Production Designer, Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer, Guido Salsilli - Production Manager, Gianluca Leurini - Production Manager, Mark Gordon - Producer, Betsy Beers - Producer, Leslie Holleran - Producer, Jennifer Hammond - Research, Marshall Bowen - Research, Irwin Costner - Research, Sandy Park - Research, Matteo Bertelli - Set Designer, Silvano Scasseddu - Special Effects, Ivan Sharrock - Sound Mixer, Dino Raini - Sound Mixer, Pietro Torrisi - Stunts, Claudio Pacifico - Stunts, Tito Tomassini - Stunts, Annamaria Zamperla - Stunts, Walter Colombaioni - Stunts, Emilio Novelli - Stunts, Ronaldo Zamperla - Stunts, Bruno Di Luia - Stunts, Alessandro Borgese - Stunts, Umberto De Luca - Stunts, Massimiliano Ubaldi - Stunts, Mauro Caterini - Stunts, Enrico Ballarin - Unit Production Manager, Nicola Rosada - Unit Production Manager, Dominique "Didi" De Langes - Unit Production Manager, Michael Cristofer - Screen Story, Kimberly Simi - Screen Story, Kimberly Dimi - Screen Story, Jeffrey Hatcher - Screenwriter, Kimberly Simi - Screenwriter, Kimberly Dimi - Screenwriter, John Clothier - Second Unit Director Of Photography, John Clothier - Second Unit Camera, Stefano Falivene - Second Unit Camera, Emilio Dalla Chiesa - Second Unit Camera, Syd Dutton - Visual Effects Supervisor, Bill Taylor - Visual Effects Supervisor, Mark Dornfeld - Visual Effects Supervisor, Everett Moore - Sound Effects Editor, Roy Waldspurger - Sound Effects Editor, Sonny Kompanek - Additional Music, Pasquale Martino - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Jurek "Giorgio" Lamirowsky - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Bob Scifo - Matte Artist, Justin Brandstater - Matte Artist, Kelvin McIlwain - Matte Artist, Kate Bowe - Unit Publicist, Gerry Grennell - Dialogue Coach, Claus Wehlisch - Associate Editor, Stewart Whelan - First Assistant Camera, Tiziano Casanova - First Assistant Camera, Stefano Marino - Gaffer, Antonio Viola - Grip, Enrico Fabris - Grip, Alberto Deppieri - Grip, Stefano Calcaterra - Grip, Massimiliano Anzellotti - Grip, Roberto Di Pietro - Grip, Werner Bacciu - Key Grip, Stefano Biscaro - Key Grip, Dalia Colli - Makeup Supervisor, Roy Prendergast - Music Editor, Jamie Lowry - Music Editor, Roy Prendergast - Music Producer, Ann Gray - Post Production Coordinator, Paul A. Levin - Post Production Supervisor, Simona Batistelli - Production Coordinator, Bryan Korenberg - Properties Master, Roberto Fernandez - Re-Recording Mixer, Lee Dichter - Re-Recording Mixer, Jessica Clothier - Script Supervisor, Mariavittoria Abbrugiati - Script Supervisor, Eleonora Baldwin - Script Supervisor, Richard Graysmark - Second Assistant Director, Daniele Massaccesi - Steadicam Operator, Doane Gregory - Still Photographer, Fumi Mashimo - Supervising Animator, Michael Kirchberger - Supervising Sound Editor, Catherine Sudolcan - Visual Effects Producer, Michele Ferrone - Visual Effects Producer, Deborah Wallach - ADR Editor, David Boulton - ADR Mixer, Mathew Knights - ADR Mixer, Louise Sinclair - ADR Mixer, Alessandro Alberti - Assistant Art Director, Dimitri Capuani - Assistant Art Director, Massimo Pauletto - Assistant Art Director, Anna Kot - Assistant Costumer Designer, Stephen Miles - Assistant Costumer Designer, Stefano Dalla Lana - Assistant Location Manager, Anna-Maria Rocca - Assistant Location Manager, Donata Calestini - Assistant Location Manager, Andrea Salvagno - Assistant Location Manager, Bernardo Galli - Assistant Production Coordinator, Daniel Bacciu - Assistant Properties, Mattew Hartman - Assistant Sound Editor, Angelo Russo - Best Boy Electric, Marco Alzetta - Best Boy Grip, Courtney Sheinin - Casting Assistant, Faith Allbesson - Casting Associate, Jim Tynes - Chief Lighting Technician, Sabina Lepri - Construction Coordinator, Sunita Singh - Costumes Assistant, Maurizio Torti - Costumes Assistant, Clare Spragge - Costumes Supervisor, David A. Cohen - Dialogue Editor, Bruce Hamme - Dolly Grip, Tommaso Baratto - Dolly Grip, Antonio D'Arienzo - Electrician, Paolo Centoni - Electrician, Andrea Conchetto - Electrician, Michele Turchetto - Electrician, Angelo Russo - Electrician, Tiziano Vecchiato - Electrician, Mauro Ziroldi - Electrician, Valerio Silvestri - Electrician, Sandra L. Yeary - First Assistant Accountant, Nadia Randazzo - First Assistant Accountant, Michele Wright - First Assistant Accountant, Anne O'Brien - First Assistant Editor, Margie O'Malley - Foley Artist, Marnie Moore - Foley Artist, Bruce Lacey - Foley Editor, Marco Rossiello - Greensman, Aurelio Calzuola - Greensman, Gino Tamagnini - Key Make-up, Alessandra Querzola - Leadman, Alexandre Vernerey - Personal Assistant, Lindsey Liberatore - Personal Assistant, Jennifer Mancino - Personal Assistant, Ashley Salisbury - Personal Assistant, Jim Campolongo - Personal Assistant, Laura Hahn - Personal Assistant, Alison Beckett - Personal Assistant, Lila Mirochin - Personal Assistant, Sabrina Canale - Personal Assistant, Anna Offelli - Personal Assistant, Nathan Holmes - Personal Assistant, Trevanna Post - Post Production Accountant, Michelle Sarama - Post Production Accountant, Fabio Francini - Second Assistant Camera, Matteo Carlesimo - Second Assistant Camera, David Lourie - Second Assistant Camera, Emiliano Leurini - Second Assistant Camera, Franco Basaglia - Second Second Assistant Director, Edoardo Ferretti - Second Second Assistant Director, Sergio Ercolessi - Second Unit Assistant Director, Alessandra Querzola - Set Dresser, Flavio Bertini - Set Dresser, Matteo Bartoli - Set Production Assistant, Massimo Levis - Set Production Assistant, Giuseppe Zanon - Set Production Assistant, Oriano De Palma - Set Production Assistant, Gabriele Scalvini - Set Production Assistant, Crescens Dupuis - Set Production Assistant, Brick Mason - Storyboard Artist, David Orlandelli - Storyboard Artist, Roberto Leone - Transportation Captain, Matteo Gottardis - Transportation Captain, Marco Zanon - Transportation Coordinator, Massimo Pavan - Transportation Coordinator, Illusion Arts - Visual Effects, Anna Pinnock - Set Decorator, David Kramer - ADR Voice Casting, Louis Elman Associates - ADR Voice Casting, Diana Scrivener - Assistant Choreographer, Adriano Di Lorenzo - Cable Person, Giovanni Andreotta - Clapper Loader, Michelle Pizanis - Clapper Loader, Lee Wimer - Color Timing, Marco Boscarato - Craft Service/Catering, Diego Boscarato - Craft Service/Catering, Il Pastaro Di Bruno Secco - Craft Service/Catering, Nicola Gomiero - Driver, Paolo Lazzoni - Driver, Walter Bianchin - Driver, Mauro Fornez - Driver, Riccardo Zara - Driver, Dante Precetti - Driver, Gianfranco Bernardini - Driver, Angelo Scalia - Driver, Carlo Di Berardino - Driver, Maurizio Faloci - Driver, Giovanni Tomassi - Driver, Emiliano Ratini - Driver, Maurizio Blasi - Driver, Dino Picucci - Driver, Cesare Cantiano - Driver, Alessandro Beranzoli - Driver, Stewart Whelan - Focus Puller, Ben Conrad - Foley Mixer, Jesse Nichols - Foley Recordist, Stefano "Steve" Buosi - Generator Operator, Buena Vista Negative Cutting - Negative Cutter, Franco Cester - Set Medic/First Aid, Giovanni Gregoletto - Set Medic/First Aid, Franco Ragusa - Special Effects Technician, Danilo Bollettini - Special Effects Technician, Jane McCulley - Supervising ADR Editor, Consuelo Bidorini - Third Assistant Director, Vincenzo Vedovato - Video Assist, Right Loeb Design Group - Title Design, Anita Tomaselli - Art Department Coordinator, Fabio Bozzetti - Art Department Coordinator, Roland Vajs - Assistant ADR Editor, Ian Blume - Assistant Editor, Pietro Petri - Carpenter, Paolo Ricci - Carpenter, Marco Angelucci - Carpenter, Antonio Capoccia - Carpenter, Paolo Pugiotto - Carpenter, Nicolaj Raichevich - Carpenter, Emiliano Achilli - Carpenter, Gioacchino Giardina - Carpenter, Alberto Tommasini - Carpenter, Barnaba Brombin - Carpenter, Massimo Bertazzoni - Carpenter, Alessandro Tassi - Carpenter, Egidio Gallo - Carpenter, Franco Contini - Carpenter, Lorenzo Dominici - Carpenter, Giovan Battista Russo - Head Carpenter, Marco Cerizza - Assistant Carpenter, Claudio Arrabito - Assistant Carpenter, Angelo Sabbadini - Assistant Carpenter, Giovanni Coletti - Assistant Carpenter, Luca Cristofoli - Assistant Carpenter, Fabio Bianco - Assistant Carpenter, Mattia Clanetti - Assistant Carpenter, Fabrizio Mucci - Assistant Carpenter, Alvise Bittente - Assistant Carpenter, Giovanni Pajalich - Assistant Carpenter, Alessandro Greselin - Assistant Carpenter, Matteo Caocci - Assistant Carpenter, Cristina Cecili - Painter, Arianna Pascazi - Painter, Alfonso Fortunati - Painter, Stefano Bernabei - Painter, Lorenzo Vitturi - Painter, Giulio Masieri - Painter, Sandro Ercolini - Painter, Ivano Pirolli - Painter, Jean Paul Decavel - Painter, Barbara Pastrovich - Second Unit Second Assistant Director

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