Casanova
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.
Year: 1971
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director: Dennis Potter
Cast: Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington, Zienia Merton, Christine Noonan
Crew: Graham Bunn (Editor), Mark Shivas (Producer), Peter Seddon (Production Design), John Bloomfield (Costume Design), Pam Meager (Makeup & Hair), Shaun MacLoughlin (Script Editor)
First Air Date: Nov 16, 1971
Last Air date: Dec 21, 1971
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 6 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 4.50/10 by 6.00 users
Popularity: 1.8865
Language: English
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