Venice, 1755. Casanova has been thrown into jail on charges of impiousness, forgery and fornication. He thinks back on his pursuit of Cristina, a simple girl willingly seduced.
Casanova's eye is set on the three daughters of his landlord. A friend advises that he won't get anywhere if he tries to take all three at once.
In Mantua, Casanova goes to great lengths to seduce the lovely daughter of an old man, taking on the role of a magician to dupe her father.
Regret tinges Casanova's recollections as he reflects on the damage he once caused to a beautiful girl, and how his desire destroyed her life.
In England, Casanova's usual methods fail him and he is reduced to advertising in the newspapers in his search for female companionship.
At the age of 73, Casanova works as a librarian in the court of a Czech count. Bored with his life there, he finds distraction with the count's mistress.
