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Casanova
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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Episode 1
Steed in the Stable
The guardians of Venetian morality burst into the apartments of notorious libertine Giacomo Casanova. He is indicted for atheism, possession of indecent literature, and fornication - the last a hard charge to shake off, as he happens to be in bed with an equally naked woman. As his friend Senator Bragadin tries to intercede for him, the imprisoned Casanova is tormented both by evil jailer Lorenzo and by memories of his lost love, the innocent country girl Cristina, whom he betrayed.
Awards
- 1972 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Actor - nominated
- 1972 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Script - nominated
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