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Casanova

While incarcerated, Giacomo Casanova reflects on several of his previous romantic encounters and exploits.

The Italian adventurer and libertine Giovanni Jacopo Casanova lived from 1725 to 1798 but was explored through Potter's six-part series focusing on themes of sex and religion. He commented that "Casanova was concerned with religious and sexual freedom, which we should address now." Casanova was imprisoned in Venice in 1755, and Potter used this event as a central device, intercutting to show his amorous escapades against the oppressive solitary confinement in a gloomy half-darkened cell.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Steed in the Stable

1. Steed in the Stable

Aired: Nov 15, 1971

The guardians of Venetian morality burst into the apartments of notorious lib...

Episode 2 One at a Time

2. One at a Time

Aired: Nov 22, 1971

Casanova's helpful friend Senator Bragadin uses his influence to have him mov...

Episode 3 Magic Moments

3. Magic Moments

Aired: Nov 29, 1971

Continued incarceration and the conversation of his cellmate are starting to ...

Episode 4 Window, Window

4. Window, Window

Aired: Dec 6, 1971

The act of impulsively throwing a stone through a window sparks off a chain o...

Episode 5 Fevers of Love

5. Fevers of Love

Aired: Dec 13, 1971

On a journey to London, Casanova meets an Englishman so boneheaded he might a...

Episode 6 Golden Apples

6. Golden Apples

Aired: Dec 20, 1971

Casanova longed for books in his imprisonment; now, as an old man, he is surr...

Info about Casanova

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Drama, Romance, History