Casanova escapes from prison and takes refuge in a convent. To
his alarm, he soon discovers that he has become impotent, as a result
of his repeated exposure to lead radiation during his period of
incarceration. Giacomino, a small-time crook who escaped at the
same time, tries to pass himself off as Casanova, with some success...
Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
Science-fiction came into its own in B-movies of the 1950s, but it remains a respected and popular genre, bursting into the mainstream in the late 1970s.