Casanova - Complete Series

Casanova - Complete Series (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
173 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sheree Folkson

Written By:
Russell T. Davies

Actors:
Rose Byrne ..... Edith (3 episodes, 2005)
David Tennant ..... Casanova (3 episodes, 2005)
Peter O'Toole ..... Older Casanova (3 episodes, 2005)
Rupert Penry-Jones ..... Grimani (3 episodes, 2005)
Shaun Parkes ..... Rocco (3 episodes, 2005)
Laura Fraser ..... Henriette (3 episodes, 2005)
Nina Sosanya ..... Bellino (3 episodes, 2005)
Lee Dyson ..... Docker (3 episodes, 2005)
Clare Higgins ..... Cook (2 episodes, 2005)
Brock Everitt-Elwick ..... Jack aged 11 (2 episodes, 2005)
Martin Oldfield ..... Judge (2 episodes, 2005)
Matt Lucas ..... Villars (2 episodes, 2005)
Freddie Jones ..... Bragadin / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Richard James ..... Doctor 1 (2 episodes, 2005)
Ron Cook ..... Prisoner (2 episodes, 2005)
Karen Aspinall ..... Dancer (unknown episodes)
Daisy Doidge-Hill ..... Child (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Telling the story of the life of 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova, based on his own twelve-volume memoirs, the episodes star Peter O'Toole as the older Casanova looking back on his life, and David Tennant as the younger version. Rose Byrne, Rupert Penry-Jones, Matt Lucas, Shaun Parkes, Nina Sosanya and Laura Fraser are also featured.

Episode 1 - 13 March 2005
Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, begins to tell his life story to Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle he works in. We return to Casanova's childhood and humble beginnings as the son of an actor in Venice. As a young man he studies for the priesthood, but is expelled from his seminary, then meets and falls in love with Henriette... but the Duke of Grimani wants Henriette for himself. While living on his wits and as a mystic, does a good deed for Bragadin and comes into a fortune. Bragadin offers to adopt him and Henriette agrees to marry him. Grimani, enraged, has Casanova arrested and charged with witchcraft, but he escapes from prison.
Episode 2 - 20 March 2005
Casanova flees Venice - taking with him Giac (pronounced 'Jack'), his young illegitimate son by a previous liaison, and Rocco, his servant. Casanova heads for Paris, as he knows that Venetian ambassadors abroad are able to grant pardons.
Episode 3 - 27 March 2005
We follow the young Casanova's adventures in London - where he glimpses Henriette and tricks his way into court circles - and in Naples, where he meets an old friend. Still living on his wits, Casanova makes and loses fortunes and also enjoys other conquests. Back in the present, Edith realises that Casanova himself is now very sick and getting near his end. Edith tells Casanova that Henriette, who had died six months previously, is coming to visit as Casanova himself slowly dies smiling. The episode closes with a scene of Henriette and Casanova dancing and together at last.

After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 09 March, 2014.

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