Casanova (1919) [N/A]
Featuring:
Alfréd Deésy, Camilla von Hollay, Norbert Dán
Written by:
Izsó Barna
László Békeffi
Jenö Faragó
Directed by:
Alfréd Deésy
Release Date:
August 22, 1919
Original Title:
Casanova
Production Countries:
Hungary
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
An aging Casanova, long dead, is resurrected when factory heiress Susanne Hilmer’s longing brings him back as the modern “Knight Heinrich Holanden,” only to trail a trail of broken hearts, from Susanne and her sister Margarete’s suicides to would-be lovers Ninette and the Countess, before he’s grievously wounded and cared for by the pure-hearted Baroness Livia. When Livia, the only woman he ever truly loves, takes her own life in shame, Casanova, heartbroken, returns to his tomb, closing the door on his final, unfulfilled passion.
Casanova's life was extraordinary (friend of King Louis and the man who set-up the first lottery, lover of innumerable women and man of letters, an escapee from Russia, having been held there by a furious Catherine The Great, a spy who escaped from a Venetian gaol the night before his execution) and this is reflected in this extraordinary film, which sweeps you off your feet in the manner of Birth of a Nation or Abel Gance's Napoleon. The playfulness and breadth of eighteenth century novels is the spirit that defines this remarkable piece of cinema. Unmissable, if only you can get to see it!
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