Casanova

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 12 25 (USA - Limited) / 2006 01 06 (USA)

UPC: 786936288858

Studio: Touchstone / Disney

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Sexual Situations]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Venice International Film Festival

Features: cc"Creating an Adventure" - the making of Casanova
"Dressing in Style" - designing costumes from the 18th century fashion capital of Europe
Extended sequence: "Hidden in Plain Sight"
"Visions of Venice" - recreating the world's most enchanting city in the 18th century
Audio commentary with director Lasse Hallstr?m

Casanova

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/25/2006

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 111 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Casanova
1. Opening Credits/Irresistible [7:55]
2. Help From Above [5:58]
3. Marriage Plans [5:36]
4. Duel at Dawn [7:42]
5. Secrets and Confessions [10:45]
6. Visitors to Venice [8:59]
7. Francesca's Fianc? [8:17]
8. Dealing With Problems [8:12]
9. Carnevale [14:06]
10. One Step Closer to Heaven [11:25]
11. Trial and Escape [14:05]
12. The Man Who Was Casanova/End Credits [8:20]

Cast and Crew: Niall Buggy  Actor 
Helen McCrory  Actor 
Simonetta Bortolozzi  Actor 
Marta Bellocchio  Actor 
Sara Guerra  Actor 
Silvia Nanni  Actor 
Manuella Massimi  Actor 
Tim McInnerny  Actor 
Paddy Ward  Actor 
Bryan Korenberg  Actor 
Eugene Simon  Actor 
Monica Vallerini  Actor 
Lorenzo Felisatti  Actor 
Laura Pigozzo  Actor 
Stephen Greif  Actor 
Phil Davies  Actor 
Adelmo Togliani  Actor 
Giorgio Bertan  Actor 
Giorgia Riccardi  Actor 
Katarina Volgyiova  Actor 
Leigh Lawson  Actor 
Ken Stott  Actor 
Omid Djalili  Actor 
Carolina Levi  Actor 
Paola Pessot  Actor 
Jessica Seaton  Actor 
Catherine Gault  Actor 
Niall Buggy  Actor 
Danielle Baker  Actor 
Lidia Biondi  Actor 
Charlie Cox  Actor 
Adriano Iurissevich  Actor 
Marta Paola Richeldi  Actor 
Roy Doliner  Actor 
Federico Scridel  Actor 
Clive Riche  Actor 
Alessandro Bressanello  Actor 
Lauren Cohan  Actor 
Nicholas Raymond Capriati  Actor 
Renzo Martini  Actor 
Tommy Korberg  Actor 
Natalie Dormer  Actor 
Francis Pardeilhan  Actor 
Kristy Dibiccari  Actor 
Paolo De Giorgiro  Actor 
Bimba  Actor 
Robert Levine  Actor 
Enzo Turrin  Actor 
Naike Rivelli  Actor 
Ben Moor  Actor 
Elisabeth Riva  Actor 
Anna Gaia Marchioro  Actor 
Davide Bozzato  Actor 
Su Armstrong  Executive Producer 
Mark Gordon  Producer 
Lasse Hallström  Director 
Adam Merims  Executive Producer 
Betsy Beers  Producer 
Alexandre Desplat  Composer (Music Score) 
Gary Levinsohn  Executive Producer 
Leslie Holleran  Producer 
Jeffrey Hatcher  Screenwriter 
Kimberly Simi  Screenwriter 
Kimberly Dimi  Screenwriter 
Heath Ledger  Actor 
Sienna Miller  Actor 
Jeremy Irons  Actor 
Oliver Platt  Actor 
Lena Olin  Actor 

Country: USA