Just like the secular comedy of the Renaissance, "Casanova" is very face-to-face from the protagonist to the supporting roles. A few adjectives can summarize the character's identity and personality. The villain and the harlequin are also very distinct. Comes with character descriptions, such as Paprizzio, a rich and naive Genoese businessman. The actor's performance is absurd and exaggerated. Natalie Dormer plays the virtuous girl Victoria (Natalie is the "High Garden Rose" Margaery Tyrell in "Game of Thrones"). Casanova, who is unable to control his emotions and is too excited, directly smashes the birdcage to pieces, which is a typical dramatic performance.
The plot is also the two major plot elements of secular comedy: good luck and good luck, which are vividly reflected in "Casanova". As soon as the director and screenwriter came up, they set a strong and clear dramatic conflict: in politics and religion, Casanova was wanted and pursued by the bishop judge and a group of people. If caught, he would be ruthlessly hanged; in love , the person he loves has a marriage contract with himself, and he must fulfill the marriage promise to the other person. At the same time, the person he loves is full of hostility to himself, who is notorious for messing with flowers.
However, the protagonist Casanova can always get the help of nobles (and it is a group), and it is clear that he has been on the gallows in the end, but first his own mother and lover play the cardinal to issue an amnesty, and then the Genoa wealthy businessman Paprizzio happens to have one. Merchant ships could transport them all away, and even the problem of lack of sails was resolved by the loyal servants who took out the hot air balloon cloth in time. The creator of Love Problems also thoughtfully designed it for him. His lover, Francesca's fiance, Paprizzio, will definitely fall in love with his mother-in-law by accident, while his fiancee will not fall in love with Francesca's brother. It's a Shakespeare comedy rush to get married.
There are always coincidences in the plot setting of a comedy, so as to concentrate the dramatic conflict in one scene and strengthen the comic effect, such as the carnival ball, the Casanova posing as Paprizzio, and the encounter with Francesca and his mother-in-law, and his fiancée Victoria. The scene with her husband's father forced Casanova to justify all kinds of emergencies.
But I want to talk more about another technique of classical comedy, disguise and misunderstanding.
In Shakespeare's comedy "Twelfth Night", there is such a plot. The heroine Viola and her brother Sebastian are twin brothers and sisters. In the opening sailing accident, the two were separated. Viola then disguised herself as a man, under the pseudonym Cesario, and joined the local Duke of Orsino as a squire. The Duke of Orsino sent Viola to propose to Olivia, the Lady of White Fume, on his behalf. However, Viola had already fallen in love with the master Orsino, and Olivia fell in love with Viola, the "beautiful man" who proposed marriage on her behalf, and the twin brother Sebastian, who appeared later, really liked it. Olivia. Suddenly the elder brother, and then the younger sister, the two appeared in front of Olivia staggered, and their attitudes were detached, which made things completely messed up.
Disguise and misunderstanding are also used in "Casanova", and they are the main contributors to the highlights and laughs of the film. After Francesca's wealthy businessman's fiancé, Paprizzio, arrived in Venice, Casanova went to sabotage and pretended to be Francesca's favorite writer (in fact, Francesca's own pseudonym), and asked Paprizzio to obey his own words and stay in Casanova's house. On the other hand, Casanova took the book Francesca gave to Paprizzio, went to Francesca’s house to pretend to be her fiancé Paprizzio, and talked about a legitimate and reasonable love with Francesca. The bishop judge who was chasing Casanova mistook Paprizzio for Casanova and took him back for interrogation... This series of disguises and misunderstandings, fast-paced, coherent, unexpected and funny, made people admire the creator's action on the plot. Design and rhythm control.
Moreover, this movie is a drama in its bones, and it is also full of improv comedies (masked comedies) that have appeared in Italian history. This kind of comedy relies on actors wearing masks to improvise on stage. , and popular with the Italian people. This form of comedy sets makes the classical comedy characteristics of "Casanova" more distinct.
It's finally the turn to talk about the starring Heath Ledger. I even said in the article "Brokenback Mountain" that he can't go back , he was in "Brokeback Mountain" when he first appeared on the scene. He is an unremarkable actor with a plain appearance. Even if he gradually enters the hearts of the audience later, it depends on his acting skills rather than his looks.
But Heath Ledger is such a brilliant and talented actor, his charisma and acting is so powerful that when he wants to play a suave heartthrob like Casanova, he can be Cassano watt. When he wore long silver curly hair, wore a gorgeous brocade like petals, squinted his blue eyes slightly, and looked at him with half-truth and half-playing eyes, even the audience across the screen fell. Falling in love (please don't fish me out of this river, thank you).
And such an excellent actor left us in his prime, which is even more embarrassing. It is Hongyan who has been like a famous general since ancient times, and is not allowed to see the white head in the world.
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