''Goodbye Casanova'' was a 2000 fantasy-romance film directed by

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, starring

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, Paul Ganus, Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi and

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Plot

Robert is an aspiring novelist who operates a tiny neighborhood bookstore. Claudia is his wife and a talented painter. Robert and Claudia's marriage is disintegrating, and they are about to sign their divorce papers. Meanwhile, the legendary Casanova and his lover Lavinia are characters trapped inside of a 17th-century children's book. The tragedy of the impending divorce triggers the release of Casanova and Lavinia from the confines of the children's pop-up book.

Cast

as Lavinia *

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as Festus *

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as Hilly *

as Silent * Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi as Giacomo Casanova *

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as Claudia *

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as Robert *

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as Italian singer (voice)

Awards

''Goodbye Casanova'' won the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Italian Film Awards for the director, Mauro Borrelli, in 2000. The film also won the Feature Film Award for Best Set Design and the award for Best Art Direction for director, Mauro Borelli, at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival in the Spring of 2001.

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