Caravaggio

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-08-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (3463 Reviews)

Director:

Derek Jarman

Genres:

Biography Drama History

Cast:

Noam Almaz Dawn Archibald Sean Bean Jack Birkett

Writer:

Nicholas Ward Jackson (story)

Derek Jarman

Fullplot:

Fictionalized biopic of famed 17th century Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio. As a young man, he gained the support of Cardinal Del Monte and Caravaggio proceeded to develop a new style of painting giving a more realistic view of the world in which he lived. He also begins love affairs with one of his models, Ranuccio as well as with Ranuccio's girlfriend Lena. Their relationship leads to murder and deceit.

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