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Italian | Il Casanova di Federico Fellini |
Directed by | Federico Fellini |
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Based on | Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo Casanova |
Produced by | Alberto Grimaldi |
Starring | Donald Sutherland |
Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by | Nino Rota |
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Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | Italy |
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Fellini's Casanova (Italian: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, lit. 'The Casanova by Federico Fellini') is a 1976 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini from a screenplay he co-wrote with Bernardino Zapponi, adapted from the autobiography of 18th-century Venetian adventurer and writer Giacomo Casanova, played by Donald Sutherland.[1] The film depicts Casanova's life as a journey into sexual abandonment, and his relationship with the "love of his life" Henriette (played by Tina Aumont). 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.[2]
Shot entirely at the Cinecittà studios in Rome,[3][4] the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, with the Oscar going to Danilo Donati. Fellini and his co-writer Bernardino Zapponi were nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. The film also won BAFTA Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, and a David di Donatello for Best Score. The film is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films of all time .