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 ...

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 ...

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,” ...

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 ...

What’s the big deal about directors’ appropriating classical music for use in their films? They have been doing so since the early talkies. They will continue doing so as long as they derive highbrow ...

Casanova: "Masterpiece Theatre" presentation. Starring Peter O Toole and David Tennant. Part 1, 9 p.m. Sunday, Part 2, 9 p.m. Oct. 15, with encore performances through Oct. 17, on KQED. When did ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - The much-heralded Historia de la Meva Mort (Story of My Death), Alberto Serra’s eerie and dreamlike interpretation of famous 18th-century Venetian libertine and adventurer Giacomo ...

"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 ...

Continually stretching his acting muscles, John Malkovich brings a gravitas few other actors can offer. For Casanova Variations, which is finally getting a release today after touring festivals, the ...