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The 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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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: Dennis Potter
- calendar_month Release Date: 1971-11-16
- update Lastly Aired: 1971-12-21
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- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 1 Seasons, 6 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 50 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 3 Likes
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Frank Finlay
Casanova
Zienia Merton
Cristina
Christine Noonan
Barberina
Norman Rossington
Lorenzo
Lyn Yeldham
Genoveffa
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