Casanova

Casanova (2005)

  • 44% of critics liked it
    (131 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (183,635 ratings)

History's most renowned ladies' man finally meets his match in this historical romance laced with comedy and adventure. In Venice in 1753, Giacomo Casanova (Heath Ledger) is a notorious playboy whose way with women goes too far when he's caught leaving the bedroom of a novice nun, and… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Jeffrey Hatcher, Kimberly Simi
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 25, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Apr 25, 2006
Buena Vista Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    Overall, Casanova is silly but amusing.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    The whimsical plot, involving Casanova's seduction of a cross-dressing feminist, isn't helped by director Lasse Hallstrom's leaden hand.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    The sticky sweet stuff in the middle traps history's greatest lover and slows the whole affair to a crawl.

  • Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

    The irony of [Sienna] Miller co-starring in a film about the world's most notorious lothario aside, there's not much to love about Casanova.

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    Despite its oh-so deviant title character, Casanova is a harmless bon-bon, a breezy period farce that mimics lesser Shakespeare and a look that recalls Amadeus or Shakespeare in Love.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Heath Ledger, Omid Djalili, Senna Miller, Charlie Cox, Lena Olin, Jeremy Irons, Natalie Dormer, Oliver Platt, Lauren Cohan DIRECTED BY: Lasse Hallstrom Heath Ledger plays the fabled romantic as a man who, after failing to win the affection of a particular Venetian woman, strives… More

  • Robert C


    I took this journey mainly because of Heath Ledger. The fact that Jeremy Irons, Lena Olin & Oliver Platt were envolved also helped. But what I assumed would be a sort of lush period piece with a dash of period specific humor (a la' 'A Room With A View") ended up… More

  • Martin S


    It was a good movie. But not my kind of movie

  • xGary X


    Heath Ledger stars as the amorous adventurer who finally meets his match in the form of fiery academic Sienna Miller. Ledger is obviously having fun as the lovable rogue and it has all the ingredients for a fun period romp; bedroom shenanigans, humour and a dose of swashbuckling all… More

  • Candy R


    I love period costume dramas. Movie about Casanova who falls in love again and again in Venice, the city of love. Good cast.

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