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CASANOVA (2005)

Certification15 Our Rating

Energetic, stylish and often witty BBC dramatisation that alternates between the gripping love triangle involving the young Casanova, Henriette and her husband Grimani, and the swan song of the world's most notorious lothario. Written by Russell T. Davies, creator of 'Queer As Folk' and the scribe behind the new 'Doctor Who'. find out more...

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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 a find out more...

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Hailed as the TV programme of the decade this lavish production of Swift's classic book chronicles Gulliver's epic sea voyage and best known adventures, e.g. the Lilliputians and Brobdingnagians. Shot in stunning locations with lavish special FX, this is a must for all families and age-groups. find out more...