Spain in the mid-seventeenth century. A series of bloody wars has ravaged the nation. Don Juan the nobleman and his valet, Sganarelle, roam the countryside on horseback, on the run and lost.
Acting
Weber's Don Juan — charm so toxic you can't look away.
Writing
Molière's razor dialogue, barely updated, still devastating.
Costume
Boujenah's Sganarelle in that ridiculous hat — comedic genius.
Director
Jacques Weber
Jacques Weber
Don Juan
Michel Boujenah
Sganarelle
Emmanuelle Béart
Elvire
Penélope Cruz
Mathurine
Ariadna Gil
Charlotte
Denis Lavant
Pierrot
Michael Lonsdale
Don Luis
Jacques Frantz
Don Alonse
Arnaud Bedouët
La Violette
Philippe Khorsand
Monsieur Dimanche
Pedro Casablanc
Lucas
Claudia Gravy
Mère de Don Juan
Xavier Thiam
La Ramée
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Weber had played Don Juan on stage for years before directing himself; the film was shot in just 8 weeks on a shoestring budget that somehow nabbed Penélope Cruz pre-Hollywood.
Molière's 1665 play was banned after his death for 'impiety' — this 1998 version leans into the religious subversion that scandalized Louis XIV's court.
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