Don Juan DeMarco (Jeremy Leven- 1995) is the story of a man who believes to be Don Juan, the ‘greatest lover in the world’. Dressed in his cape and mask he is hospitalized and undertakes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler. Despite Dr Mickler believing Juan to be delusional he has an effect on the hospital staff and causes the Dr to rekindle the romance in his marriage.
The film is fun and light hearted about reality and fantasy, love, romance and creativity, and will make the audience stop and think about the romance in their own lives. Johnny Depp is exceptionally cast as Don Juan and does an equally good job at playing him. His attractiveness and sexy accented voice reinforce the heart throb image of Don Juan’s character. Marlon Brando may not be the heart throb he once was however he still delivers a believable performance as Dr Mickler as he rekindles his love with his wife played by Faye Dunaway.
The narrative is structured in flashbacks as Don Juan tells his story of how he became the greatest lover in the world. The sets of Mexico and costumes really extenuate the romance in the story, and along with Dr Mickler, the audience is left wanting his stories to be true. The films soundtrack features Bryan Adams song ‘Have You Ever Loved A Women?’, the lyrics have been used for some of Depp’s dialogue, it is a more then appropriate song that underlines the mood of the film.
Overall Don Juan DeMarco is a fantastic love story different to your average romance film with its light humor and great cast that expresses cheeky themes that will awaken the minds of the audience.
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