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Deuce Bigalow: The Modern Don Juan

Book Summary by: AcaDemon    


Don Juan has been one of the many recurrent icons present throughout history. He made his most notable appearances in Tirso
da Molina's seventeenth century comedy, "Mozart" and Da Ponte's "Don Giovanni" in late eighteenth century, and more recently in Mike Mitchell's movie "Deuce Bigalo Male Gigolo" which premiered in 1999. This paper looks at how there are two contrasting constructions of the Don operating in the modern film and several clues to the presence of this icon. It discusses how his role can be further understood by comparing the new construction of Don Juan to his classic form in the seventeenth and eighteenth century plays, as well as by considering how urban culture has remade the Don.
Published: November 12, 2006
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