''The Return of Casanova'' () is a 1992 French period drama film directed by Édouard Niermans, and based on

Arthur Schnitzler Arthur Schnitzler (15 May 1862 – 21 October 1931) was an Austrian author and dramatist. He is considered one of the most significant representatives of Viennese Modernism. Schnitzler’s works, which include psychological dramas and narratives ...

's novella ''Casanova's Homecoming''. It was entered into the

1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992. French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition. Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for a second time ...

Plot

After many years of rambling across Europe, the aging Giacomo Casanova is impoverished. He wants to return to the

Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and Maritime republics, maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 ...

but he doesn't dare going there directly because he was a fugitive when he left. While he tries to find a way to get a

pardon A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the j ...

, he meets a young lady named Marcolina. The more he shows his affection, the more ostentatiously she rejects him. Even so he doesn't give up on her because her lover Lorenzo has grave gaming debts. In return for the required money, Lorenzo tells Casanova about a looming secret rendezvous with Marcolina. Moreover, he lets Casanova take his place. Under cover of the night, Casanova finally seduces her. Lorenzo later feels his honour was besmirched and demands satisfaction. Casanova kills him in a

duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and later the small sword), but beginning in ...

and then goes home to Venice.

Cast

Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; 8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of ...

as Casanova *

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. Life and career Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, ...

as Camille *

Elsa Lunghini Elsa Lunghini (born 20 May 1973), known mononymously as Elsa, is a French singer and actress. She was a teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer to reach number one in the French charts, with the single " T'en va p ...

(as Elsa) as Marcolina *

Wadeck Stanczak Wadek Jean André Stanczak (born 30 November 1961) is a French actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1984. His parents were immigrants from Poland. Selected filmography Awards * César Award for Most Promising Actor Cesar or C� ...

as Lorenzi *

Delia Boccardo Delia Boccardo (born 29 January 1948) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Genoa, Boccardo spent her childhood and adolescence in Nervi, then studied at a Swiss college, at the Poggio Imperiale girls' sc ...

as Amelie * Gilles Arbona as Olivo *

Violetta Sanchez Violetta may refer to: *Violetta (given name), a female given name *Violetta (instrument), 16th-century musical instrument similar to a violin, but with only three strings *Violetta (performer) (born circa 1906/07), an American sideshow performer, ...

as Marquise *

Jacques Boudet Jacques Boudet (15 April 1935 – 15 July 2024) was a French stage and screen actor. He had great success in the 1980s with his appearance in ''Exercises in Style'', and is featured in the film '' The Names of Love'' (2010). Career In cinema, ...

as Abbé *

Philippe Leroy Philippe Marie Paul Leroy-Beaulieu (15 October 1930 – 1 June 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1960 and 2019, and worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country. After an early career as ...

as the emissary *

Alain Cuny René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor of stage and screen. He was closely linked with the works of Paul Claudel and Antonin Artaud, and for his performances for the Théâtre national populaire and ...

as Marquis * Yveline Ailhaud as the female cook * Sarah Bertrand as the first woman * Rachel Bizet as Marie * Sandrine Blancke as Teresina * Sophie Bouilloux as Lise *

Gabriel Dupont Gabriel Édouard Xavier Dupont (1 March 1878 – 2 August 1914) was a French composer, known for his operas and chamber music. Biography Dupont was born in Caen. Following after his father who was a teacher at the Malherbe secondary school and t ...

as the coachman

References

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* 1992 films 1992 drama films Films based on works by Arthur Schnitzler French drama films 1990s French-language films Films about Giacomo Casanova Films scored by Bruno Coulais Films scored by Michel Portal Films directed by Édouard Niermans Films produced by Alain Delon Films set in the 1770s Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière 1990s French films {{1990s-drama-film-stub