Casanova is a lover of women, or, more accurately, a seducer of women. Reputed to have the longest list of conquests for his time (the 18th Century, no less), Casanova manages to anger the Powers That Be in Venice with his blatant refusal to live the moral life. This causes the Inquisition to take an interest in his affairs and attempt to apprehend and imprison him.Following scenes of pursuit over rooftops by the Inquisition, and being ordered to marry by the Doge (ruler of Venice) as punishment for his crimes', Casanova meets Francesca Bruni (Miller), a feminist author. Predictably, he falls in love with her, however she is engaged to Papprizzio (Platt), described by Roger Ebert as "the lard king of Genoa".

Casanova has a fun tone to it and escapes concrete classification into one genre (the best I found was Comedy/Adventure/Romance/Drama.) If you're not too attached to the real story of Casanova then this film shouldn't hold any great problems for you. However, if you know the original tale then you may become continually frustrated with the way the characters develop throughout the film (Casanova wearies of his ways, however when you re-enter the real time line of his life at the conclusion of the movie he still has eight volumes of tawdry escapades remaining) and, of course, the inclusion of a love interest - Francesca Bruni.

Described as "slight, but wonderfully entertaining" Casanova is a fluffy comedy worth seeing for a laugh that requires no deeper thought.