Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973)

Name: Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1973
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, Mathieu Carrière, Michèle Sand, Jane Birkin

1h 35m Italy, France

Drama

Plot

Jeanne, a Parisian woman convinced of being Don Juan's reincarnation, confesses to a priest that she's killed a man. Inviting him to her luxurious apartment, inherited from her deceased father, she shares tales of her effortless seductions, emphasizing that true destruction requires strategy. The narrative follows her entanglements with various men, including an upright politician, a crude millionaire, and a folk singer, while she likens herself to a spider ensnaring prey. Meanwhile, her friend Léporella attempts to serve as Jeanne’s moral compass, leaving viewers to ponder her true desires.

Cast

Brigitte Bardot Robert Hossein Mathieu Carrière Michèle Sand Jane Birkin Robert Walker Jr. Maurice Ronet Dominique Zardi Edith Perret Lena Grinda Sylvie Reichenbach Laurent Vergez Robert Favart Aldo Bastoni Paul Bisciglia