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Caravaggio
- Director: Derek Jarman
- Writer: Suso Cecchi d'Amico; Nicholas Ward Jackson
- Producer: Nicholas Ward Jackson; Colin MacCabe
CGiii Comment
Yes...it does look fantastic.
Yes...Jarman plays around with facts and tries to satirise the contemporary art scene.
Unfortunately, it's neither clever nor inspired.
It is, to be perfectly frank, pompous pulp.
Yes...it does look fantastic.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Noam Almaz as Boy Caravaggio;
Dawn Archibald as Pipo;
Sean Bean as Ranuccio;
Jack Birkett as The Pope;
Sadie Corre as Princess Collona;
Una Brandon-Jones as Weeping Woman;
Imogen Claire as Lady with the Jewels;
Robbie Coltrane as Scipione Borghese;
Garry Cooper as Davide;
Lol Coxhill as Old Priest;
Nigel Davenport as Giustiniani;
Vernon Dobtcheff as Art Lover;
Terry Downes as Bodyguard;
Dexter Fletcher as Young Caravaggio;
Michael Gough as Cardinal Del Monte