Casanova

Casanova

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20080623

Born into a family of actors in Venice, Giacomo Casanova is never far from the stage door. Yet his parents think the sickly and self-obsessed boy will die young and send him out of the city for his health. Within a few years, Casanova returns to Venice, now a handsome and dashing young man, with a string of potential mistresses and a somewhat unlikely career in the Church.

Giacomo Casanova's parents send him away from Venice for his health.

20080624

Casanova's scandalous affair with a married woman forces him to leave Rome.

20080625

Casanova inveigles himself into the lavish court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, where he immediately gains something of a reputation. After causing something of a stir, he finds himself without income or employment. He decides to return to Venice, where an affair with an enigmatic masked nun brings him to the attention of the Venetian Inquisition.

Casanova inveigles himself into the lavish court of Louis XV, where he causes a stir.

20080626

Casanova arrives in London, a city in the midst of a craze for Venetian masquerades. Using all his wit and charm, he finds himself rubbing shoulders with high society. But when he unexpectedly falls for the city's most infamous courtesan, her endless refusals drive him to distraction. He finds himself with lead weights in his pockets, contemplating the murky waters of the Thames.

Casanova arrives in London, where he falls for the city's most infamous courtesan.

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20080627

Hoping to try his luck at the court of Catherine the Great, Casanova accepts an invitation to a masked Venetian ball at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg. His introduction to the Tsarina proves fruitless and he moves on to Poland, where a duel boosts his reputation. But Casanova is no longer a young man, and soon he begins to reflect on his own mortality.

Casanova accepts an invitation to a masked ball at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg.

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01	20080623	Born into a family of actors in Venice, Giacomo Casanova is never far from the stage door. Yet his parents think the sickly and self-obsessed boy will die young and send him out of the city for his health. Within a few years, Casanova returns to Venice, now a handsome and dashing young man, with a string of potential mistresses and a somewhat unlikely career in the Church. Giacomo Casanova's parents send him away from Venice for his health.
02	20080624	Casanova's scandalous affair with a married woman forces him to leave Rome.
03	20080625	Casanova inveigles himself into the lavish court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, where he immediately gains something of a reputation. After causing something of a stir, he finds himself without income or employment. He decides to return to Venice, where an affair with an enigmatic masked nun brings him to the attention of the Venetian Inquisition. Casanova inveigles himself into the lavish court of Louis XV, where he causes a stir.
04	20080626	Casanova arrives in London, a city in the midst of a craze for Venetian masquerades. Using all his wit and charm, he finds himself rubbing shoulders with high society. But when he unexpectedly falls for the city's most infamous courtesan, her endless refusals drive him to distraction. He finds himself with lead weights in his pockets, contemplating the murky waters of the Thames. Casanova arrives in London, where he falls for the city's most infamous courtesan.
05 LAST	20080627	Hoping to try his luck at the court of Catherine the Great, Casanova accepts an invitation to a masked Venetian ball at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg. His introduction to the Tsarina proves fruitless and he moves on to Poland, where a duel boosts his reputation. But Casanova is no longer a young man, and soon he begins to reflect on his own mortality. Casanova accepts an invitation to a masked ball at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg.