Don Juan

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Don Juan

2022

1h 40m

Musical

Comedy

Drama

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Jilted on his wedding day, Laurent, a stage actor playing the role of the famous seducer Don Juan, cannot help but see his ex-fiancée in every women he meets. In an attempt to mend his broken heart and ego, he tries to seduce them all but none are receptive to his elaborate (and musical) advances. Meanwhile, at the theater, the leading lady quits and the production brings in Laurent’s ex-fiancée as the replacement.

Roger Salvans

Fotogramas

A groundbreaking and simultaneous deconstruction of myth and genre. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 31, 2023

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Elsa Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

The two performers, especially him, sing and dance without dancing in a drama that takes its dim and frayed gaze too far... [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 28, 2023

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Paula Arantzazu Ruiz

Cinemanía (Spain)

An intimate musical about a seducer who is no longer loved. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

If there was a spark of genius in Don Juan, it’s long gone by the time the curtain goes down.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 2, 2022

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Ryan Swen

In Review Online

The directness of Don Juan demands a bold approach that doesn’t sacrifice intricacy. In the confidence of his direction and the elusive turns of the narrative, Bozon supplies this in spades.

May 25, 2022

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Carlos F. Heredero

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

Disjointed fragments, soulless dialogues, empty faces...in short, a formless mass of opaque signs. [Full review in Spanish]

May 24, 2022

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Serge Bozon

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Tahar Rahim

Laurent

Virginie Efira

Julie

Alain Chamfort

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Damien Chapelle

Naël

Jehnny Beth

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Synopsis

Jilted on his wedding day, Laurent, a stage actor playing the role of the famous seducer Don Juan, cannot help but see his ex-fiancée in every women he meets. In an attempt to mend his broken heart and ego, he tries to seduce them all but none are receptive to his elaborate (and musical) advances. Meanwhile, at the theater, the leading lady quits and the production brings in Laurent’s ex-fiancée as the replacement.

Director: Serge Bozon
Screenwriter: Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French
Runtime: 1h 40m