Underplayed Gems

I, Don Giovanni (2009)

I, Don Giovanni poster
Original title
Io, Don Giovanni
Directed by
Carlos Saura
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
France, Austria, Italy, Spain
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
15
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This film tells the story of Lorenzo da Ponte, an Italian priest and libertine who was exiled from Venice for his scandalous behavior. In Vienna, he meets Mozart and writes the libretto for Don Giovanni, leading to a famous performance before the Emperor.

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What happens

I, Don Giovanni (Italian: Io, Don Giovanni) is a 2009 Spanish-Italian-Austrian drama film directed by Carlos Saura. The film narrates the life of Lorenzo da Ponte, an Italian Freemason who wouldn't give up his libertinism, despite being ordered to do so as a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. When the Holy Inquisition accused da Ponte of having betrayed the Christian faith through his licentiousness and publication of criticisms against the church (influenced by Casanova), condemning him to the exile, his close friend Giacomo Casanova wrote a presentation letter for Antonio Salieri, before da Ponte had to leave Venice for Vienna. Here, Salieri introduced him to Mozart, and da Ponte wrote le Nozze di Figaro. At the intervention of Casanova, da Ponte persuaded Mozart to publish a second edition of the Don Giovanni, which was performed in presence of the Emperor Joseph II, to great success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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