Casanova

Window, Window

30 min

The act of impulsively throwing a stone through a window sparks a chain of memories from Casanova. He reflects on his Venetian prison experiences as he witnesses the torture and execution of Robert-François Damiens, would-be assassin of Louis XV, from the window of a Parisian apartment. Later, in Grenoble, his memories of both occasions haunt him as he's drawn to a pious young woman he sees at a Vivaldi concert and seduces her compulsively despite his friend Valenglart's warnings.

Fevers of Love

30 min

On a journey to London, Casanova meets an Englishman so thick he may as well be Lorenzo's double, and reunites with Schalon, whose pomposity has only increased since his release. Finding that English women are immune to his charms, Casanova advertises for a female tenant with intent of seducing her, but the plan sours when he finds himself genuinely attracted to her. Obsessed with and repulsed by sex, Casanova wonders whether he's any freer than he was in prison.

Golden Apples

30 min

Casanova longed for books during imprisonment; now, as an old man, he is surrounded by them. Aged 73, he works as a librarian in a German castle, although disquieting rumours have reached the ears of tyrannical major-domo Herr Feldkirchner about the whereabouts of Casanova's hand in relation to the cook's skirts. Plagued by a heart ailment, Casanova struggles to put to text form the memories of his life, including his triumphant prison escape.