Don Giovanni (1970 film)

Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
	DVD cover
Directed by	Carmelo Bene
Screenplay by	Carmelo Bene
Based on	"The Greatest Love of Don Juan" by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
Produced by	Carmelo Bene
Cinematography	Mario Masini
Edited by	Mauro Contini
Release date	May 1970 (Directors' Fortnight);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian; English

Don Giovanni is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Carmelo Bene. The narrative follows how Don Giovanni tries to seduce a young woman who is manically searching for Christian icons. The film is loosely based on Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly's short story "The Greatest Love of Don Juan", from the collection Les Diaboliques.^[1]

The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Cast[]

Carmelo Bene as Don Giovanni
Lydia Mancinelli as Mother
Vittorio Bodini as Father
Gea Marotta as Girl
John Francis Lane as Narrator
Salvatore Vendittelli as Commander

References[]

^ Cappabianca, Alessandro (2012). Carmelo Bene. Il cinema oltre se stesso (in Italian). Cosenza: Pellegrini Editore. ISBN 978-88-8101-933-5.
^ "Don Giovanni". Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

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[1] Cappabianca, Alessandro (2012). Carmelo Bene. Il cinema oltre se stesso (in Italian). Cosenza: Pellegrini Editore. ISBN 978-88-8101-933-5.

[2] "Don Giovanni". Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

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