Charlie Casanova
- Original title
- Charlie Casanova
- Year
- 2011
- Running time
- 94 min.
- Country
- Ireland
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
-
- Emmett J Scanlan
- Leigh Arnold
- Damien Hannaway
- Thomas Farrell
- Ruth McIntyre
- Anthony Murphy
- Valeria Bandino
- Johnny Elliott
- Tommy O'Neil
- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Drama | Crime
- Synopsis
- Poster boy for the ruling class, Charlie Barnum has it all, the perfect wife, the property portfolio and the loyalty of his best friend. The fact that Charlie requires Viagra to have sex with his wife, is losing his properties, and has seduced his best friend's wife, means nothing to Charlie, because Charlie is living on dangerously borrowed time. An innocent working class girl is killed in a hit and run, and, as the blood pours from her injuries, Charlie, the man who knocked her down, consults his deck of playing cards and chooses to abdicate responsibility for all future deeds. Lies become truths, reality becomes fantasy, and, as Charlie embroils the three comfortable couples in the ugly excesses and sanctimonious prejudices of his new found power, they discover some deeply disturbing truths about each other. Employing dangerously subversive, provocatively dark, and satirically disturbing humor, Charlie Casanova re-imagines Billy Liar and Walter Mitty as a sickeningly compelling...
- Awards
-
2012: Irish Film and Television Awards: 4 nominations, including Best Film
- Movie Soulmates' ratings
-
Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
- Friends' ratings
-
Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.
Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report a spoiler, error or omission? Please send us a message.
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to [email protected]All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and/or distributors.
For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org