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Don Juan

1956, Movie, NR, 89 mins

Don Juan: Review

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The film is almost an opera, but not quite. The plot closely follows the libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, of Mozart's "Don Giovanni." (Da Ponte came to the US in 1805 and became a professor at Columbia University.) The notorious libertine and lecher Don Giovanni (Danova, sung by Poell), after many conquests of otherwise virtuous ladies and multiple other villainies, finally gets escorted to Hell by the statue of celebrated Commendatore (Hennings, sung by Frick), murdered father of one of his female victims. The dubbed arias--albeit shortened and rendered in German--are all Mozart, but unfortunately, the visuals are superior to the sound quality. The sets and costumes are magnificent, and the action is cinematic, not stagy, as Danova buckles a swash with the best of them. (He previously crossed swords with Errol Flynn in the 1954 release aptly titled CROSSED SWORDS.) At the time of release, critics were confused by the production, averring that director-adaptor Kolm-Veltee should have made up his mind about whether he wanted to make an opera or a swashbuckling action film. And, for once, let us acknowledge him: English subtitles are by the ubiquitous Herman G. Weinberg. (In German; English subtitles.) leave a comment
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