Goodbye Casanova

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Goodbye Casanova
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Directed byMauro Borrelli
Written byMauro Borrelli
Produced byMauro Borrelli
Jeff Kirshbaum
Starring Yasmine Bleeth
Carmen Filpi
Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi
Pamela Gidley
Flea
Ellen Bradley
Cinematography Steven Bernstein
Edited byM. Edward Salier
Music by Marco Beltrami
Gianluca Piersanti
Production
company
Eyestrain Production
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Goodbye Casanova was a 2000 fantasy-romance film directed by Mauro Borrelli, starring Yasmine Bleeth, Paul Ganus, Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi and Flea (the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers).

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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

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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