Talkie remake of a 1927 silent about the adventures of the notorious womaniser and venetian adventurer Chevalier Giacomo Casanova. Action starts in Venice and then the plot takes Casanova to France and Russia.
Acting
Mosjoukine's hypnotic eyes doing 90% of the talking.
Costume
Lace, wigs, and waistcoats that scream 1934 budget.
Director
René Barberis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ivan Mosjoukine was a colossal silent star who fled Russia for France; this talkie was meant to cement his sound-era dominance but became his penultimate film.
The 1927 silent original was considered lost for decades until fragments resurfaced, making this 1934 version the only complete Casanova from director Barberis.
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