After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.After a life spent seeking pleasure and decadence, Casanova seeks his one true love, Henriette.
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
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- TriviaRussell T. Davies was so impressed by David Tennant's performance as Casanova that he cast him as the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2005).
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[Casanova enters the confessional and crosses himself]
Giacomo Casanova: Bless me father, for I have sinned. Again. Um, I don't know where to start, um. It's money, father, er, love of money is a sin, isn't it?
Priest: A grave sin.
Giacomo Casanova: I, I don't love it as such, but I need it, is that a sin?
Priest: In too great a measure then, yes.
Giacomo Casanova: It's not for me. You see, there's this woman, um, and I suppose you can include lustful thoughts while you're at it...
[the priest nods]
Giacomo Casanova: Er, there's this woman, but she's engaged, and all this went on behind her fiancé's back. Um, not literally.
[remembering]
Giacomo Casanova: Although I have actually done that... But anyway, um, first of all I was with another woman, and I slept with her, sorry, er, well, I slept with her lots of times so, very sorry. Um, but before that she was a man. I was going to sleep with a man, sorry. But it turned out she had a false penis down her trousers.
[the Priest clutches at his heart]
Giacomo Casanova: So, I slept with her, without the false penis obviously, um,
[dreamily]
Giacomo Casanova: although we did find a way of using it... But never mind that. You see, I, I was just trying to be honest, like the sisters told me, um. Oh yeah, two sisters. I slept with them, both at the same time, er, er, lots of times, I suppose I should, I should mention that.
Priest: [clutching at his heart] Oh dear God!
Giacomo Casanova: I know, I know, but at least I didn't sleep with their mother.
[Remembering]
Giacomo Casanova: Although I have actually done that, um, I suppose you should put that on the list. Two sisters, and a mother, and... oh and those nuns... two nuns, you might know them.
[the Priest keels over]
Giacomo Casanova: So, all in all, it's been a bit of a time, really, and I've ended up penniless. So, what do you think I should do, father?
[Silence]
Giacomo Casanova: Father? Father?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Screenwipe: Episode #2.1 (2006)
Russell T Davies's work is of a very particular style, knowing and self-conscious (one critic here seemed to think this was inevitably a bad thing) and, above all, camp and celebratory. If you don't warm to his style then avoid his work is my advice. For those who can accept it for what it is and what it intends, it is glorious stuff.
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