Don Giovanni (1979)
2h 56m | PG-13
Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, (whom Giovanni killed) makes his appearance. He offers Giovanni one last chance to repent for his multitudinious improprieties. He will not change his ways So, he is sucked down into hell by evil spirits. High drama, hysterical comedy, magnificent music!
Director: Joseph Losey
Studio: Gaumont
Genre: Drama, Music
Video: 720p
Cast
Ruggero Raimondi
as Don Giovanni
John Macurdy
as The Commendatore
Edda Moser
as Donna Anna
Kiri Te Kanawa
as Donna Elvira
Kenneth Riegel
as Don Ottavio
José van Dam
as Leporello
Reviews
Frustrating rendition of Mozart's masterpiece. The singers are all first-rate, and led by Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra of the Paris Opera. But the direction by Losey and his team is unfocused, and seems to care more about making some confused socio-political commentary, and not so much about telling a clear story. (For just one example, what in the world has Losey done to the sextet in Act 2? Does that scene make any sense?) In short, here you will find magnificent Mozart, and lousy Losey.