: Cinema as a dreamscape rather than a historical record. 3. The Mother and the Muse: Casanova’s Oedipal Trap
: The scenes in the various European courts (London, Dresden, Rome).
: Define Fellini’s "Anti-Casanova." State how the film subverts the myth of the great lover.
: Contrast Fellini's version with the actual memoirs ( Histoire de ma vie ) to show how much the director deviated from the source.
: Analyze how Danilo Donati’s sets (the plastic sea, the oversized props) reflect Casanova’s internal emptiness.
: Examine Casanova’s failure to connect with women as a projection of his relationship with his mother and the "Giantess" figure.
: The dehumanization of the protagonist in a world of artifice. 2. Plastic Reality: The Scenography of the Void
I can then generate a and a list of primary scenes to analyze!