Casanova

1971

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Released: 16 November 1971 Ended
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Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02zn071
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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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Drama

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Mark Cullingham, John Glenister

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WiseRatFlames An unexpected masterpiece
Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.