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Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

1969 · 117 min

A leisurely, wry stroll through 18th-century Venice, savouring its customs and hypocrisies through a young man's restless awakening.

Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lionel Stander

Overview: Through the childhood and adolescence of Signor Giacomo Casanova (from his memoirs), this is a description of how people lived in 18th-century Venice: their customs, habits, medicine, religion, and--most of all--the omnipresence of hypocrisy.

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Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lionel Stander

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
faith
love
class
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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