(Casanova)

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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Networks:

BBC Two

Year:

1971

Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova

Lorenzo

Cristina

Barberina

Crews:

Editor

Producer

Production Design

Costume Design

Makeup & Hair