Casanova
Casanova

Casanova

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1971- 1971
1 Seasons
6 Episodes
3.4(5 votes)
Ended
Drama

Overview

Italian adventurer and libertine Giovanni Jacopo Casanova lived from 1725 to 1798, but in this six-part series Dennis Potter attempted to find a contemporary relevance through his central themes of sex and religion. He commented that Casanova "was concerned with religious and sexual freedom, and these are the things we have to address ourselves to now." Casanova was imprisoned in Venice in 1755, and Potter used that event as a central device, constantly inter-cutting to contrast Casanova's amorous escapades, radiant, joyful and brightly lit, with his oppressive solitary confinement in the gloom of a half-darkened cell.

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BBC

Cast & Crew

4 members
Acting

Frank Finlay

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova

Frank Finlay
Acting

Norman Rossington

Lorenzo

Norman Rossington
Acting

Zienia Merton

Cristina

Zienia Merton
Acting

Christine Noonan

Barberina

Christine Noonan

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