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Les Aventures de Casanova (1947)

Les Aventures de Casanova poster
Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genre
adventure, history, music
Country
France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a French film about the famous lover and adventurer Giacomo Casanova. It follows his romantic and daring exploits as he travels through 18th century Europe. The story is based on his own memoirs and shows his many escapades.

light-heartedromanticadventurousswashbucklingold-fashionedplayfulfast-pacedcostume-drama

What happens

The Adventures of Casanova (French: Les aventures de Casanova) is a 1947 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Georges Guétary, Aimé Clariond and Noëlle Norman. It was shot at the Epinay Studios and the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Inspired by the Memoirs of Jacques Casanova by Giacomo Casanova, it was released in two parts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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