''Don Juan'' is a 1998 French-language film written and directed by

Jacques Weber Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer. Life and career Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and ...

, starring Weber himself, alongside

Michel Boujenah Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Michel Boujenah was born on 3 November 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is the brother of Paul Boujenah, a film d ...

Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez (; ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British ...

, and

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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. The screenplay is based on the play ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvir ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

Plot

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 and characters

as Don Juan *

as Sganarelle *

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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as Elvire *

as Mathurine *

Ariadna Gil Ariadna Gil Giner (; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as ''Belle Époque'' (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), ''Black Tears'' and ''Pan's Labyrinth''. Career Film dire ...

as Charlotte * Denis Lavant as Pierrot * Michael Lonsdale as Don Luis *

Jacques Frantz Jacques Frantz (4 April 1947 – 17 March 2021) was a French actor. Nominated for the Molière Award, he was renowned for his theatre work, and his voice, which he lent to many actors, such as Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson, John Goodman, and Nick ...

as Don Alonse * Pierre Gérard as Carlos * Arnaud Bedouët as La Violette *

Philippe Khorsand Philippe Khorsand (February 17, 1948 – January 29, 2008) was a French actor. His father was Iranian and his mother was French. He first appeared in a number of small roles in the 1970s. One of his most memorable roles as husband and father in ' ...

as Monsieur Dimanche * Lucas Uranga as Gossiper *

Pedro Casablanc Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez (born 1963), best known by his stage name of Pedro Casablanc, is a Moroccan-born actor known for his many stage, film and television performances in Spain. Biography Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez was born in Casabl ...

as Lucas *

Claudia Gravy Claudia Gravy (born 12 May 1945) is a Spanish nationalized actress born as Marie-Claude Perin in Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was the Belgian Congo. Career Claudia has lived in Madrid since 1965, when she made her debut in the ...

as Don Juan's Mother * Xavier Thiam as La Ramée

Awards and nominations

César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...

(France) ** Nominated: Best Costume Design (Sylvie de Segonzac)

References

External links

* * 1998 films 1998 comedy films Films based on works by Molière Spanish films based on plays German films based on plays French films based on plays Films shot in Almería French comedy films Films scored by Bruno Coulais 1990s French-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub