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Caravaggio

1986, Movie, NR, 93 mins

CARAVAGGIO
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Marrying a painterly aesthetic with a defiantly gay sensibility, this ironic biopic is probably the most accessible film of avant-garde British director Derek Jarman. A fanciful reconstruction of the life of the late Rennaisance master (about which almost nothing is known), Jarman's film dramatizes the painter's need for patronage, his religious beliefs and his sexuality. Read the complete review for Caravaggio
Year: 1986
Rated NR

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Cast
Nigel Terry: Caravaggio
Sean Bean: Ranuccio Thomasoni
Garry Cooper: Davide
Spencer Leigh: Jerusaleme
Tilda Swinton: Lena
Michael Gough: Cardinal Del Monte

 

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