Don Juan (1998 film)

Don Juan
Directed by	Jacques Weber
Screenplay by	Jacques Weber
Based on	Dom Juan by 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	Spain France Germany
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.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• 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

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

External links

• Don Juan at IMDb
• Don Juan at the TCM Movie Database
• Don Juan at Rotten Tomatoes