Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 2014
Casanova Variations
Directed by
Michael Sturminger
Alone in a secluded mansion, Giacomo Casanova cries out then collapses. When the mysterious and beautiful writer, Elisa von der Recke, comes to visit, it breathes new life into the old man. A movie that captures the myth of the greatest seducer of all times, Casanova, his story is told both through fiction and on-stage opera performances that unravel the tale of his adventures, his passions, and ultimately his fear of death.
The story
Alone in a secluded mansion, Giacomo Casanova cries out then collapses. When the mysterious and beautiful writer, Elisa von der Recke, comes to visit, it breathes new life into the old man. A movie that captures the myth of the greatest seducer of all times, Casanova, his story is told both through fiction and on-stage opera performances that unravel the tale of his adventures, his passions, and ultimately his fear of death.
Cast
John MalkovichGiacomo
Fanny ArdantLucrecia
Veronica FerresElisa
Maria João BastosLady Doctor
Victoria GuerraSophie
Lola NaymarkCecile
Jonas KaufmannCount Branicki
Maria João LuísAunt
Miguel MonteiroDoctor
Maria João PinhoFan with Daughter
Marina AlbuquerqueLady in the Intermission
Florian BoeschGiacomo II
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Ingeborga DapkūnaitėIsabella I
Miah PerssonElisa II
Anna ProhaskaCaterina
Kate LindseyBelline
Kerstin AvemoLeonilda
Tracy-Ann ObermanJessica (as Tracy Ann Oberman)
Barbara HanniganSofia
Topi LehtipuuDuke
Christopher PurvesSenator
Ana Maria PintoCecilia
Daniel SchmutzhardBaritone Lover
Martin HaselböckConductor
Christiane LutzAssistant Director
José CorveloCount Waldstein
José MarquesMan in the Intermission
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