Casanova is a 1934 French historical comedy drama film directed by René Barberis and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Jeanne Boitel and Madeleine Ozeray.Rège p.51 The film's sets and costumes were designed by the art director Boris Bilinsky. It is loosely inspired by the life of Giacomo Casanova.
Synopsis The mid-eighteenth century. Casanova leaves his native Venice for Grenoble in France. There he has a fling with the attractive Anne Roman. Sometime later in Paris, he thwarts the plot of Madame Pompadour against Anne who has become Louis XV's new lover.
Cast Ivan Mozzhukhin as Casanova Jeanne Boitel as Anne Roman, Baronne de Meilly-Coulonge Madeleine Ozeray as Angelica Marcelle Denya as La Pompadour Colette Darfeuil as La Corticelli Marguerite Moreno as Madame Morin Saturnin Fabre as M. Binetti Pierre Larquey as Pogomas Émile Drain as Mgr de Bernis Pierre Moreno as Castelbougnac Henry Laverne as Leduc Leda Ginelly as Mme Binetti Marthe Mussine as Une Servante Nicole de Rouves as Signora Manzoni Véra Markels as Femme du Gouverneur Victor Vina as M. de Sartine Wanda Warel as Une Soubrette Jacques Normand as Bragadin, un inquisiteur Jean Guilton as Le Gouverneur Léon Larive as M. de Boulogne Jacqueline Hopstein as Mme de Haussey, confidente Suzy Delair Jean Delannoy Loulou Rex Ethan Abbe
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Bibliography Philippe Rège. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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