''I, Don Giovanni'' (Italian: ''Io, Don Giovanni'') is a 2009 Spanish-Italian-Austrian drama film directed by Carlos Saura. The film narrates the life of Lorenzo da Ponte, an Italian Freemason who wouldn't give up his libertinism, despite being ordered to do so as a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. When the Holy Inquisition accused da Ponte of having betrayed the Christian faith through his licentiousness and publication of criticisms against the church (influenced by Casanova), condemning him to the exile, his close friend Giacomo Casanova wrote a presentation letter for Antonio Salieri, before da Ponte had to leave

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

for Vienna. Here, Salieri introduced him to Mozart, and da Ponte wrote le ''

Nozze di Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

''. At the intervention of Casanova, da Ponte persuaded Mozart to publish a second edition of the ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

'', which was performed in presence of the Emperor Joseph II, to great success.

Cast

Lorenzo Balducci Lorenzo Balducci (born 4 September 1982) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 2001. Life and career Balducci was born in Rome, Italy. He began taking acting classes when he was 14 and in November 2001 he made his stag ...

as Lorenzo Da Ponte *

Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti (; born Tobias Bloéb; 11 July 1959) is an Austrian actor. Biography Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers, including Thomas, Christoph and fellow actor Gregor Bloéb. Since 1997, he has been marri ...

as Giacomo Casanova *

Lino Guanciale Lino Guanciale (born 21 May 1979) is an Italian actor. Early life Born in Abruzzo, his father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher; he has a brother whose name is Giorgio. He graduated from Liceo Scientifico, and then he attended the Fac ...

as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Ennio Fantastichini as Antonio Salieri * Francesco Barilli as Vescovo

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* 2009 biographical drama films 2009 films Spanish biographical drama films Italian biographical drama films Austrian biographical drama films Biographical films about writers Films about classical music and musicians Films about opera Films set in the 1780s Films set in Venice Films set in Vienna Films directed by Carlos Saura Films based on Don Giovanni 2009 drama films {{bio-film-stub