Casanova's Return
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Leo Bernardi is a successful and acclaimed Italian director. He’s approaching the end of his career but he cannot accept his slow decline. He has just finished shooting his last movie and he’s deeply sad. The movie is inspired by the novel about Casanova written by Arthur Schnitzler, a character so similar to the director, even more than he could imagine. Schnitzler’s Casanova is aged, glory days are over: he lost his charm and his attraction to women, he’s broke and no more eager to travel through Europe. After a long exile, he just wants to go back to Venice, his homeland. While traveling home Casanova meets a girl, Marcolina. She reawakens his desire, lost for years. So, he tries to seduce her but that leads him to a tragic understanding: he’s an old man now. It’s not by chance that Leo Bernardi decided to tell this story right now, in a pivotal moment of his life and career. The destiny of both Casanova and his director leads them to a final confrontation.
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Cast
15 people
Toni Servillo
Leo Bernardi
Known for
The Great Beauty
Gomorrah
Sara Serraiocco
Silvia
Known for
Counterpart
The Ruthless
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Giacomo Casanova
Known for
Human Capital
Rose Island
Natalino Balasso
Gianni
Known for
Happy as Lazzaro
Comedians
Bianca Panconi
Marcolina
Known for
Romulus
Ale
Olivo
Known for
Mi fido di te
Aspirante vedovo
Antonio Catania
Alberto
Known for
Boris
That's Life
Elio De Capitani
Marchese Celsi
Known for
The Caiman
100 Sundays
Angelo Di Genio
Tenente Lorenzi
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Franz
Uomo pronto soccorso
Known for
Mi fido di te
A Boss in the Living Room
Walter Leonardi
Tecnico domotica
Known for
Si muore tutti democristiani
Made in Italy
Sara Bertelà
Amalia
Known for
My Best Enemy
Bad Tales
Gabriele Salvatores Director · Umberto Contarello Screenplay Sara Mosetti Screenplay
Budget $7M · First release September 13, 2022 · Produced in Italy
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Budget
$7,000,000
Production
Indiana Production
Production
Babe Films
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EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
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RAI Cinema
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Italy
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Original title
Il ritorno di Casanova
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Australia · September 13, 2022
Premiere · Italian Film Festival
Italy · March 30, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
July 1, 2023 · Physical
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