Feature Film | 2018-2019 | Biography, Drama, Period, Romance | Belgium, France, USA
Main data
| Director | Benoît Jacquot |
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| Written by | Chantal Thomas, Jérôme Beaujour, Benoît Jacquot, Giacomo Casanova (literary source) |
| Production | Les Films du Lendemain [fr], JPG Films, Jean-Pierre Guérin [fr], Goodfellas / Wild Bunch Distribution [fr], France 3 Cinéma [fr], Les Films du Fleuve [be], Cohen Media Group [us] |
| Distributor | Diaphana Films [fr], Elle Driver [fr] |
Project data
| Film financing | |
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| Length of movie | 98 min |
| Aspect ratio | Cinemascope (1 : 2,39) |
| Sound format | Dolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels) |
Brief synopsis
London, 18th century. Casanova, famous for his taste for pleasure and gambling, arrives from Paris, forced into exile. In this city he knows nothing about, the libertine meets on several occasions a young prostitute, Marianne de Charpillon. She attracts him to the point he starts disregarding all other women. The legendary seducer is ready to do anything to get her, but la Charpillon always escapes under various excuses. She challenges Casanova: “You will only have me if you stop desiring me!”