Directed by:
Derek JarmanCinematography:
Gabriel BeristainComposer:
Simon Fisher-TurnerCast:
Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Dexter Fletcher, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Davenport, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gough, Noam Almaz, Imogen Claire, Vernon Dobtcheff (more)Plots(1)
Derek Jarman's CARAVAGGIO is a biography of painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, the enfant terrible of the Italian Renaissance. Told in flashback as the dying artist recalls his short life, the story follows Caravaggio (Nigel Terry) through his childhood, his initial artistic failures, his later successes as he attracts the attention of a sympathetic cardinal, and his destructive relationship with a handsome gambler. Perhaps Jarman's most comprehensive work, CARAVAGGIO stylistically renders the life story of the painter, displaying the contradictions between his religious beliefs and his sexual identity. (official distributor synopsis)
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Definitely, it's an interesting movie considering it's a biography, where the plotline is not the main focus, but rather the impressions and overall composition of individual images. However, the way these images are composed is the strongest element of the film, which falls behind in other aspects and leans more towards an experimental film, which I don't necessarily mean in a negative way, but in this case, it doesn't bring as much benefit.
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