Don Giovanni (1979)

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Genre

musical film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy

Runtime

2h 56m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is an adaptation of Mozart's opera about a legendary seducer who faces the consequences of his actions. The story follows Don Giovanni's encounters and his eventual downfall.

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What happens

Don Giovanni is a 1979 musical film directed and produced by Joseph Losey, based on Mozart's classic 1787 opera Don Giovanni, itself based on the Don Juan legend of a seducer, destroyed by his excesses. The film stars Ruggero Raimondi in the title role, along with John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kenneth Riegel, José van Dam and Teresa Berganza. Mozart's score was conducted by Lorin Maazel and performed by the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris. The film was an international co-production between French, Italian, British, and West German companies. It premiered in New York City on 6 November 1971. The film was a critical success, earning César Awards for Best Production Design and Best Editing, as well as two BAFTA Award nominations. Nearly three decades after its release, Nicholas Wapshott called Don Giovanni a "near perfect amalgamation of opera and the screen". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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