: Discuss the film as a critique of the 18th-century intellectual elite, portrayed as grotesque, decaying, and obsessed with superficiality.

: Pay close attention to lighting and makeup ; Donald Sutherland’s prosthetic chin and high forehead are central to his "mask-like" appearance.

: Cinema as a dreamscape rather than a historical record. 3. The Mother and the Muse: Casanova’s Oedipal Trap