Goodbye Casanova

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).

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

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

• 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)

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.

External links

• Goodbye Casanova at IMDb
• Goodbye Casanova information
• Goodbye Casanova press release information
• Goodbye Casanova background information