Overview:
Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, (whom Giovanni killed) makes his appearance. He offers Giovanni one last chance to repent for his multitudinious improprieties. He will not change his ways So, he is sucked down into hell by evil spirits. High drama, hysterical comedy, magnificent music!| Status: | Released (1979-11-06) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 BAFTA 4 wins & 4 nominations total |
| Screen: | Lorenzo da Ponte, Francis Savel, Patricia Losey |
| Productions: | Gaumont, Caméra One, Opera Film Produzione, France 2, Janus Film und Fernsehen, Opéra National de Paris |
| Production Countries: | Germany, Italy, France |
| Spoken Languages: | Italiano |
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Casts
- 87269: Ruggero Raimondi - Don Giovanni
- 233462: John Macurdy - The Commendatore
- 233463: Edda Moser - Donna Anna
- 1225312: Kiri Te Kanawa - Donna Elvira
- 233465: Kenneth Riegel - Don Ottavio
- 228092: José van Dam - Leporello
- 233466: Teresa Berganza - Zerlina
Crews
- 39009: Joseph Losey - Director - Directing
- 233456: Lorenzo da Ponte - Author - Writing
- 233457: Frantz Salieri - Writer - Writing
- 233461: Rolf Liebermann - Idea - Writing
- 39009: Joseph Losey - Writer - Writing
- 233458: Patricia Losey - Writer - Writing
- 1674615: Robert Nador - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
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Frustrating rendition of Mozart's masterpiece. The singers are all first-rate, and led by Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra of the Paris Opera. But the direction by Losey and his team is unfocused, and seems to care more about making some confused socio-political commentary, and not s ....
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I’m not usually a fan of cinematic adaptations of opera. They often resort to the lazy convenience of the photography and forget to include the heart and soul of the subject. Those elements are especially important with this dark and self-destructive tale of the womanising “Giovanni” ....
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