Don Juan Demarco

Kino

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Studio: New Line Cinema

Rating: PG-13

Running Time: 90 mins. (V)

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway, Geraldine Pailhas, Bob Dishy, Rachel Ticotin, Talisa Soto, Marita Geraghty, Richard C Sarafian, Tresa Hughes

director: Jeremy Leven

Don Juan DeMarco

Days before his scheduled retirement, a clinical psychiatrist treats a young man who believes he is the legendary lover Don Juan. During the sessions that ensue, the doctor is forced to rethink his beliefs about life, love and passion, and whether or not Don Juan's alive and well--and sitting in his office.

December 8, 2000

"Don Juan Demarco" might have been just a forgettable curio about a young man who claims he's the world's greatest lover and the cynical psychiatrist who ends up believing him. Face it, the original script by psychotherapist Jeremy Leven, making his debut as a director, is warmed-over Equus minus the sex with horses and funereal pacing. What jump-starts the film is the casting of Johnny Depp as Don Juan and Marlon Brando as his shrink. They bring a playfully romantic touch to a drama that could…