I may be a dull fellow, but from the very beginning of Caravaggio, I hadn't the slightest idea as to what Jarman was up to.
Caravaggio
His passion came with a price.
1986 · 1h 33m · N/A
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Derek Jarman
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Caravaggio
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Derek Jarman Director
- 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
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