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On his way to Paris, Casanova keeps on collecting female conquests, does not shy away from duels and gets into many a colorful adventure. Once in the capital, the fearless knight saves the honor of a great lady, conquers the niece of his implacable enemy but courts disaster for love of Coraline, a faithless opera dancer.

Finnish censorship certificate # 028826 (first part)and 029142 (part 2).

French censorship certificate # 4257 delivered on 29-1-1947.

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    • Author: Xirmiu
    Before Fellini and Comencini ,French director Jean Boyer made his own version of the famous heart-breaker's adventures .The credits read "from his memoirs".wells perhaps so.

    The version which was released abroad is a 88 min digest.But actually the movie was released in theaters in two "Epoques" (= eras) :that was the term ,now obsolete,French producers used for "parts":for them it meant doubling receipts for people had to pay twice in the theaters;the two "eras" were generally released after an interval of about six months ;Le Chanois' s "les Miserables" followed the same pattern.

    The complete version has a running time of three hours.So it features two "eras" : "the knight's adventures" and "mirages of hell" (sic).Though it is rather pleasant,the first part has a poor script,scenes add and amount to almost nothing.As Casanova is played by an operetta singer ,Georges Guétary , the audience is granted a song every ten minutes,and if Guétary is not exactly your cup of tea,well...As far as I'm concerned ,only "l'Oiseau En Cage" a classical aria (in the second part) is worth a listen.

    The second part is more successful,although its title (mirages of hell) is a misnomer!The story is more linear ,and Boyer and Sauvageon effectively give spice to the story : Casanova as a medium is much fun.So is the parrot repeating "Coraline is a whore!" which the aforementioned Coraline has to buy for an arm and a leg (it is reportedly said that Louis the Fourteenth's lover,Madame de Montespan had also one of these gentle pets which knew some dirty words)for fear it might tarnish her reputation.

    The movie remains very chaste ;even the kisses are modest.Average-to-good quality of the pictures.

    No.Fellini's work is not a remake.
  • Credited cast:
    Georges Guétary Georges Guétary - Le chevalier Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt
    Aimé Clariond Aimé Clariond - Don Luis
    Gisèle Casadesus Gisèle Casadesus - Geneviève de Cerlin
    Noëlle Norman Noëlle Norman - Clotilde du Manoir
    Jacqueline Gauthier Jacqueline Gauthier - La danseuse Coraline
    Albert Dinan Albert Dinan - Esprit Jasmin (as Dinan)
    Jean Tissier Jean Tissier - Van Hope
    Gisèle Préville Gisèle Préville - Anne Van Hope
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Nicolas Amato Nicolas Amato - Le directeur du théâtre
    Annie Avril Annie Avril
    Léon Bary Léon Bary
    André Bervil André Bervil - Croce
    Fernand Blot Fernand Blot
    Gaby Bruyère Gaby Bruyère
    Jacqueline Caurat Jacqueline Caurat
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