Casanova

Casanova (1987)

The life story of an 18th century womanizer who's arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because he's viewed as an undesirable by the husbands and families of the women he seduces.

Date of release
1987-03-01
TMDB
4.1 / 10 (12)
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
Director
Simon Langton

Casting

Interesting facts

Casanova is a 1987 American biographical romantic comedy television film directed by Simon Langton, written by George MacDonald Fraser, and starring Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel, Ornella Muti, and Hanna Schygulla. It depicts real life events of Giacomo Casanova. It aired on ABC on March 1, 1987.

Production

The project was announced in May 1985 with Chamberlain attached.

Filming began in October 1986 and went until December. The film was shot in Spain and Italy. There were two versions – one of American television and one for European television, which was longer and contained more nudity.

"We have the classic American and European dichotomy", said Chamberlain. "For the American version the women are covered up, and then when we switch to the European version, blouses come ripping off and there is considerably more flesh."

"I think you have to be very careful about excess in television", said Chamberlain. "There were a lot of seduction scenes. But those are sort of the same the world over through the centuries. Then there were court scenes with people in fantastic court dress and lots of bowing and little comments and asides and fans fluttering.

Chamberlain said he enjoyed playing the role "because he believed in grasping every moment of life and making the most out of it. He wasn't a tremendously high-principled man, but he lived in a time when there weren't a whole lot of highly principled people around. It was a time for fun. It was a time for frolic."

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