Fellini's Casanova details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
|---|---|
| Starring: | Cicely Browne, Tina Aumont, Carmen Scarpitta, Donald Sutherland |
| Director: | Federico Fellini |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Fellini's Casanova |
15 Feature | |
Fellini's Casanova - Bonus Features |
15 Bonus |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 28 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 31 Oct 2005 |
| Main languages: | English, French, Italian |
| Subtitles: | English |
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l'opportunita mancata
By a customer from Roma, Italy , 20 Feb 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Fellini's Casanova is a film that deserves some consideration. The director is after all, a legend and it won an Oscar for costume. However, having read l'histoire de ma vie, Casanova's autobiography, (which is superb) I can only consider the man who distilled from it such empty, tawdry, mindless idiocy, an utter moron.
Fellini has the luxury of a truly memorable historical character and a genuine sequence of events that transcend mere fictional screenwriting. However, from the rich tableau that was Casanova's life, he serves only a watered down and abysmally 'postmodern' filtrate, undoubtedly heavily nuanced by his own limitations and insecurities.
It is in this sense that his surrealist schemata is shown to be deviod of any charm - the disparity between the text and the film reveals only the prejudice and baseness of the director.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(8)Casanova: masterpiece de Fellini
By BandofOutsiders (6 reviews) from Caerphilly , 14 Jan 2012Casanova is a masterpiece, and probably my favourite Fellini film, but the subtitles that accompany this DVD leave much to be desired. I still recommend renting it, but rather frequently we see spelling mistakes, stretches of unsubtitled Italian and myopic grammatical errors - would be nice if this was corrected soon.
Otherwise, great.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Ode to Federico
By Andrews (63 reviews) from London , 07 Feb 2010Fellini was heavenly
In black and white,
But when filming in colour
Fellini was sh***- Was this review helpful to you?
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Dull but beautiful
By JamesMc (134 reviews) from London , 15 Sep 2008This film looks fantastic. Every frame is like a picture. But there is precious little characterisation or plot, and overall it's just boring.
Even the presence of Donald Sutherland and lots of breasts can't make up for this joyless telling of the world's greatest lover's story. Go for the Russell T Davies version. That rocks.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Something of a Folly
By Chatterbox (2 reviews) from Lancashire , 23 Aug 2008Fellini at his most indulgent and OTT. A very stylised take (more so than the recent BBC TV series with David Tennant) on the life of the legendary lover based on his memoirs. Still oddly watchable though, but grotesque and crude rather than the stylish decadance of say 'La Dolce Vita'. One of Donald Sutherland's misfires in his most interesting decade as an actor.- Was this review helpful to you?
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l'opportunita mancata
By a customer from Roma, Italy , 20 Feb 2007Fellini's Casanova is a film that deserves some consideration. The director is after all, a legend and it won an Oscar for costume. However, having read l'histoire de ma vie, Casanova's autobiography, (which is superb) I can only consider the man who distilled from it such empty, tawdry, mindless idiocy, an utter moron.
Fellini has the luxury of a truly memorable historical character and a genuine sequence of events that transcend mere fictional screenwriting. However, from the rich tableau that was Casanova's life, he serves only a watered down and abysmally 'postmodern' filtrate, undoubtedly heavily nuanced by his own limitations and insecurities.
It is in this sense that his surrealist schemata is shown to be deviod of any charm - the disparity between the text and the film reveals only the prejudice and baseness of the director.- Was this review helpful to you?
- (13) Yes |
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