History can be very cruel to certain individuals, making them victims of not one but two revolutions. One such individual was Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukin (better known as “Ivan Mossjukine”), main star and screenwriter of *Casanova*, 1927 French silent biopic directed by Alexandre Volkoff (also known as *Loves of Casanova* in English-speaking countries). Mossjukine plays the title character of Giacomo Casanova, Italian adv…