Casanova Last Love - DVD

Casanova has accepted the Duke of Waldstein's proposal he's the librarian of the Castle of Dux, in Bohemia. At the end of his life, he begins to write his memoirs. This is where he receives Elisa von der Recke's visit, who is very interested in his manuscript. Casanova doesn't recognize in the features of this charming woman, a girl he had seduced in the past and who had wanted to die for him. The arrival of Elisa is both stimulating, the opportunity to start a new challenge (to conquer her) and threatening (he questions himself about the motivation of the traveler). Elisa raises in her host both a burst of carefree life and the lucid weariness of a tired body that fears death. Hymn to freedom and to all shenanigans, the film uses several modes of artistic expression to evoke the symbol of hedonism cinema, theater, opera, music and literature.

In the 1760s, while on the run from his legal troubles in Venice and Paris, the aging libertine Giacomo Casanova (Vincent Lindon) settled in London to try and recoup his fortunes. When he tries to ply his seductive wiles on the beautiful young Marianne de Charpillon (Stacy Martin), however, he may ultimately discover that he's the one being used. Benoît Jacquot's rich costumer also stars Valeria Golino, Nancy Tate, Julia Roy. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.

CASONOVA is loosely based on the memoirs of the writer, adventurer, and infamous lover Giacomo Casanova-themselves notably unreliable-and fortunately has no pretensions to historical realism. Instead, it's a witty, lighthearted romantic comedy, which uses it's 18th century setting and renowned ro as a jumping-off point for sexy banter and ruminations on love, lust, and freedom. Director Lasse Hallstrom Star Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin, Charlie Cox, Philip Davis, Stephen Greif, Helen McCrory Special Features Widescreen - 2.35 . Audio Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish Additional Material Audio Commentary - Lasse Hallstrom - Director Extended Sequence Featurette - 1. CREATING AN ADVENTURE - THE MAKING OF CASANOVA 2. DRESSING IN STYLE 3. VISIONS OF VENICE - The Making of the Movie in Present-Day Venice Runtime 111 minutes Year of 2005