Il Casanova di Fellini

Donald Sutherland Director: Federico Fellini Federico Fellini

Overview

Federico Fellini chose to film this elaborate biopic of the famous titular lover entirely within the walls of Rome's Cinecittà Studios. The director shot the picture in English, hardly a language in which he was fluent -- and cast an enthusiastic Donald Sutherland as the title character. Nino Rota penned the score. Most prints of this film bear the title Fellini's Casanova.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2013
UPC:	0025192119002
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal
Region Code:	1
Time:	2:35:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donald Sutherland	Casanova
Tina Aumont	Enrichetta
Cicely Browne	Madame D'Urfe
Olimpia Carlisi	Isabella
Adele Angela Lojodice	Doll Woman
Margarethe Clementi	Actor
John Karlsen	Actor
Daniel Emilfor Berenstein	Du Bois
Peter Gonzales	Actor
Mary Marquet	Actor
Chesty Morgan	Actor
Reggie Nalder	Faulkircher

Technical Credits

Federico Fellini

Bernardino Zapponi

Federico Fellini	Director,Production Designer,Screenwriter
Danilo Donati	Art Director,Costumes/Costume Designer
Alberto Grimaldi	Producer
Ruggero Mastroianni	Editor
Vic Ramos	Casting
Nino Rota	Score Composer
Giuseppe Rotunno	Cinematographer
Bernardino Zapponi	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Fellini's Casanova
1. Chapter 1 [10:00]
2. Chapter 2 [9:58]
3. Chapter 3 [10:00]
4. Chapter 4 [10:00]
5. Chapter 5 [10:00]
6. Chapter 6 [10:00]
7. Chapter 7 [10:00]
8. Chapter 8 [10:00]
9. Chapter 9 [9:59]
10. Chapter 10 [10:00]
11. Chapter 11 [10:00]
12. Chapter 12 [10:00]
13. Chapter 13 [10:00]
14. Chapter 14 [10:00]
15. Chapter 15 [9:59]
16. Chapter 16 [4:30]

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Editorial Reviews

Fellini's Casanova is played by Donald Sutherland. The film takes great pains to debunk the myth of the Great Lover by presenting him as an ordinary human being swept up in extraordinary circumstances. This Casanova breezes through his various political and amorous adventures with an air of bored detachment, allowing the audience to "fill in the blanks" regarding motivations and emotions. Though the film's plotline hop-scotches all over Europe, Fellini lensed the picture entirely within the lavish confines of Rome's Cinecitta Studios. Danilo Donati won an Oscar for costume design, while Nino Rota (of Godfather fame) should have won for his musical score. A sumptuous visual treat, Fellini's Casanova is something of a chocolate Easter Bunny: delicious going down, but hollow on the inside.

All Movie Guide - Hal Erickson