The Loves of Casanova (1927)

Original title

Casanova

Directed by

Alexandre Volkoff, Anatole Litvak

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film follows the life and romantic adventures of Giacomo Casanova, the famous 18th century Italian lover. It shows his travels and relationships across Europe.

historicalromanticadventurousmelancholicstatelydramaticepisodicnostalgic

What happens

The Loves of Casanova or Casanova is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798). Many of those involved with the film were Russian emigres who had come to France following the Russian Revolution. A sound version was prepared in 1929 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer in 1929. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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