Don Juan (1998 film) (original) (raw)

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1998 film by Jacques Weber

Don Juan

Directed by	Jacques Weber
Screenplay by	Jacques Weber
Based on	Dom Juanby Molière
Produced by	Gérard Jourd'hui
Starring	Jacques Weber Michel Boujenah Penélope Cruz Emmanuelle Béart
Cinematography	José Luis Alcaine
Edited by	Jacques Witta
Music by	Bruno Coulais
Distributed by	Alta Films (Spain)BAC Films (France)
Release date	18 March 1998 (1998-03-18) (France)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	SpainFranceGermany
Language	French

Don Juan is a 1998 French-language film written and directed by Jacques Weber, starring Weber himself, alongside Michel Boujenah, Penélope Cruz, and Emmanuelle Béart. The screenplay is based on the play Dom Juan by Molière.[1]

Spain in the mid-seventeenth century. A series of bloody wars has ravaged the nation. Don Juan the nobleman and his servants Sganarelle and La Violette roam the countryside on horseback, pursued by the brothers Alonse and Carlos, who seek revenge for the insult to the honor of their sister, Donna Elvire. Don Juan seduces two young women, Mathurine and Charlotte, who fight with each other to win his heart. In the end, Don Juan meets with his father and mother and repents for his past sins.

Jacques Weber as Don Juan
Michel Boujenah as Sganarelle
Emmanuelle Béart as Elvire
Penélope Cruz as Mathurine
Ariadna Gil as Charlotte
Denis Lavant as Pierrot
Michael Lonsdale as Don Luis
Jacques Frantz as Don Alonse
Pierre Gérard as Carlos
Arnaud Bedouët as La Violette
Philippe Khorsand as Monsieur Dimanche
Lucas Uranga as Gossiper
Pedro Casablanc as Lucas
Claudia Gravy as Don Juan's Mother
Xavier Thiam as La Ramée

Awards and nominations

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César Awards (France)
- Nominated: Best Costume Design (Sylvie de Segonzac)

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