The read
The series ran 1 season across 6 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
6 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 6 ep1971 |
Cast
- Frank FinlayGiovanni Jacopo Casanova
- Norman RossingtonLorenzo
- Zienia MertonCristina
- Christine NoonanBarberina
Stills
Themes
casanovaminiseries18th centurybased on real person