- Goodbye Casanova
"Goodbye Casanova" was a
2000 made-for-TV movie which was a romance that starredYasmine Bleeth andGian-Carlo Scandiuzzi .Plot
"Goodbye Casanova" is a romantic fairytale fantasy. Robert (
Paul Ganus ) is an aspiring novelist who operates a tiny neighborhood bookstore. Claudia (Ellen Bradley ) 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 (
Giancarlo Scandiuzzi ) and his lover Lavinia (Yasmine Bleeth ) are characters trapped inside of a seventeenth-century (1600s) 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.Awards
"Goodbuy 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.
Cast
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Yasmine Bleeth as Lavinia
*Carmen Filpi as Festus
*Pamela Gidley as Hilly
*Flea as Silent
*Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi as Giacomo Casanova
*Ellen Bradley as Claudia
*Paul Ganus as Robert
*Mario Opinato as Italian singer (voice)Production credits
*Mauro Borrelli (Director and Writer)
*Brian Zinnikas (Executive producer)
*Mauro Borrelli and Jeff Kirshbaum (Producers)External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259333/ imdb link]
* [http://www.mauroborrelli.com/writer/casanova.html "Goodbye Casanova" information]
* [http://www.mauroborrelli.com/Press/italam.html "Goodbye Casanova" press release information]
* [http://www.mauroborrelli.com/Press/location.html "Goodbye Casanova" background information]
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