John Malkovich in another self-referential role, this time as himself and Casanova, marbled with arias from Mozart’s operas. John Malkovich is the human equivalent of Marmite: You either love him or ...

In “Casanova,” director Lasse Hallstrom turns his genial eye on one of history’s most famous seducers, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, the legendary woman-chasing diplomat, soldier, spy and author whose ...

The deep well of Casanova lore offers many opportunities for refreshment, yet Benoît Jacquot’s version dips into surprisingly flat waters. The number of films about Giacomo Casanova is legion, which ...

The title of Spanish director Albert Serra‘s fourth feature, “The Story of My Death,” presents a sardonic riff on 18th century Italian Renaissance man Giacomo Casanova. His memoir, “Story of My Life,” ...

"Viva la libertà!" Alone in a secluded mansion, Giacomo Casanova cries out then collapses. When the mysterious and beautiful writer, Elisa van der Recke, comes to visit, it breathes new life into the ...

The film tells two stories from the life of the famous lothario, whose name is synonymous with romance and seduction. It also tells a tale of the production of The Giacomo Variations stage play, which ...

What a coincidence that Benoît Jacquot’s Casanova, Last Love (Dernier amour) opens so soon after Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, overruling the ...