The competition brings him higher acclaim. He attends a deranged party at Lord Talou's palace in Rome, where he wins a bet with a stagecoach driver, Righetto, over how many orgasms he can have in one hour. Casanova resumes his travelling the following day. A vision of a giantess and two dwarves distracts him he follows them to a frost fair, where he arm-wrestles the giantess-a princess-and later pays to watch her bathe with the dwarves. While in London, Casanova is robbed by two women and he attempts suicide by drowning himself in the Thames. Du Bois informs Casanova that an emissary of a far-away court has reclaimed Henriette, and she's left a request that Casanova not attempt to follow her.
The lovers vow fidelity to each other, but the following morning Henriette has disappeared. Du Bois puts on a homosexual theatrical performance for his guests that unsettles some of them Casanova is brought to tears as Henriette plays some music. Casanova then moves to the court of a hunchback, Du Bois, in between taking charge of a beautiful girl-"the love of life"-Henriette. Fortuitously, Casanova encounters his brother, whose girlfriend he entices away. The Madame, an aged woman, enthralled by Casanova's apparent knowledge of alchemy, wishes to transform her soul into a man's through ritualistic intercourse with him (an act that requires the presence of a younger woman in the room, so that Casanova can get aroused).
Back in prison, Casanova escapes through the roof and exiles himself from Venice, being taken into the Paris court of Madame d'Urfé. He eventually consummates his desire for Anna Maria. As he rows back to the mainland, Casanova is arrested, judged and imprisoned by the High Court over his famed debauchery.ĭuring his time in prison, Casanova reminisces of his affairs with a dressmaker and later on with one of her junior employees, Anna Maria, who suffers from frequent fainting and requires constant bloodletting. Casanova is then introduced, as he visits one of Venice's islands to copulate with a fake nun for the pleasure of a rich voyeur Casanova succeeds in entertaining him, but is frustrated that the man finds no interest in his research into alchemy and his further scheming. The organizers of the festival attempt to raise a gigantic bust from the water this fails, which is taken as a bad omen.
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The film opens with a carnival in Venice as a prelude to a series of erotic encounters that follow Giacomo Casanova through the cities of 18th-century Europe. ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The film also won BAFTA Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, and a David di Donatello for Best Score. Fellini and his co-writer Bernardino Zapponi were nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. Shot entirely at the Cinecittà studios in Rome, the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, with the Oscar going to Danilo Donati. The narrative presents Casanova's adventures in a detached, methodical fashion, as the respect for which he yearns is constantly undermined by his more basic urges. The film portrays Casanova's life as a journey into sexual abandonment, and his relationship with the “love of his life” Henriette (played by Tina Aumont).
Fellini's Casanova ( Italian: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, lit.'The Casanova by Federico Fellini') is a 1976 Italian historical film directed by Federico Fellini, adapted from the autobiography of 18th-century Venetian adventurer and writer Giacomo Casanova, portrayed by Donald Sutherland.
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