Casanova
tv show

6 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired November 16, 1971
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Overview
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.

Miniseries
6 episodes
Air Date
November 16, 1971
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Steed in the Stable
Episode 1 - 30m
November 16, 1971
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One at a Time
Episode 2 - 30m
November 23, 1971
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Magic Moments
Episode 3 - 30m
November 30, 1971
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Window, Window
Episode 4 - 30m
December 07, 1971
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Fevers of Love
Episode 5 - 30m
December 14, 1971
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Golden Apples
Episode 6 - 30m
December 21, 1971