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Caravaggio

Name: Caravaggio
Director: Derek Jarman
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Released: 1986
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Garry Cooper, Dexter Fletcher, Spencer Leigh

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

1986 · Directed by Derek Jarman · 93 min · Drama · History · Romance · 9 frames

Tagline

His passion came with a price.

Crew

Screenplay: Derek Jarman
Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
Edited by: George Akers
Music: Simon Fisher-Turner
Production design: Christopher Hobbs
Produced by: Sarah Radclyffe

Cast

Nigel Terry as Caravaggio
Sean Bean as Ranuccio
Garry Cooper as Davide
Dexter Fletcher as Young Caravaggio
Spencer Leigh as Jerusaleme
Tilda Swinton as Lena
Nigel Davenport as Giustiniani
Robbie Coltrane as Scipione Borghese
Michael Gough as Cardinal Del Monte
Noam Almaz as Boy Caravaggio

Production

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English, Italian
Studios: BFI, Channel 4 Television
Themes: italy, artist, painter, biography, male homosexuality, lgbt, 17th century, caravaggio, gay theme

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