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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It's definitely an interesting film for being a biopic, where it's not so much about the storyline as it is about the impressions and overall composition of the individual images. But it's precisely the way individual images are composed that is the strongest element of the film, which in other respects lags a bit and leans more towards experimental film, which I don't necessarily mean negatively, but in this case, it doesn't bring as much benefit.
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