Casanova, Last Love‘s plot synopsis: “London, the 18th century. Casanova, famous for his affinities for sexual pleasure and gambling, arrives recently exiled from Paris. Living in a new city ...

John Malkovich is the human equivalent of Marmite: You either love him or hate him. The creators of "The Giacomo Variations," a touring "chamber opera play," are firmly in the former camp, having ...

The veteran French filmmaker Benoît Jacquot is one of the most inconsistent directors of the time. His best films are quite simply among the most distinctive of his era, and what marks them is the ...

Giacomo Casanova was a preacher, a soldier, a professional gambler, a violinist, a faith-healer, a translator, a spy and a librarian – though he is remembered as a seducer. A bit of ruffle … Casanova ...

The title of Spanish director Albert Serra‘s fourth feature, “The Story of My Death,” presents a sardonic riff on 18th century Italian Renaissance man Giacomo Casanova. His memoir, “Story of My Life,” ...

Casanova: Romantic adventure. Starring Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Lena Olin, Oliver Pratt and Jeremy Irons. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. (R. 108 minutes. Opens Sunday at Bay Area theaters.) It may ...

A very French filmmaker inquires into the #MeToo movement. What a coincidence that Benoît Jacquot’s Casanova, Last Love (Dernier amour) opens so soon after Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault conviction was ...

In “Casanova,” director Lasse Hallstrom turns his genial eye on one of history’s most famous seducers, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, the legendary woman-chasing diplomat, soldier, spy and author whose ...

A double Blu-ray/DVD package of the legendary French romance Casanova is now available. It’s a boon for those who love the art of the silent film. Flicker Alley, Lobster Films, and the Blackhawk Films ...

John Malkovich in another self-referential role, this time as himself and Casanova, marbled with arias from Mozart’s operas. Since audiences are meant to get the in-jokes, it helps if viewers are ...