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Don Giovanni

6.9(42)19792h 56m1

The famous nobleman Don Giovanni travels from town to town conquering women’s hearts, until the troubles he has created return to his own doorstep.

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Status
Released
Budget
$7M
Box office
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Language
Italian
  • filmed opera

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Joseph Losey

Produced in

Germany, Italy, France

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical6 Nov 1979

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Don Giovanni was released on 6 November 1979.

Audience reviews

2
  • D

    dnitzer

    2/20/2014

    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 mak…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/9/2025

    7/10

    I’m not usually a fan of cinematic adaptations of opera. They often resort to the lazy convenience of the photography and forget to include the heart and soul of the subject. Those elements are especially important with this dark and self-destructive tale of the womanising “Giovanni” (Ruggero Raimondi). Right from the start when he kills the father (John Macurdy) of one of his many lovers, though, Joseph Losey manage…

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