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.
Director: Luigi Comencini
Producer: Franco Cittadini, Stenio Fiorentini
Director of Photography: Aiace Parolin
Screenplay: Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Story: Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Luigi Comencini