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Caravaggio is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Derek Jarman. The film is a fictionalised retelling of the life of Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is Tilda Swinton's film debut.
Aug 29, 1986 · Caravaggio: Directed by Derek Jarman. With Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Garry Cooper, Dexter Fletcher. A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Derek Jarman
- 1986-08-29
This fictional portrait of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Nigel Terry) follows the painter as he wanders the streets, often using prostitutes and homeless people as...
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- Nigel Terry
- Derek Jarman
- History, Drama
Released in United States 1986 (World premiere in London during early 1986.) Released in United States 1994 (Shown in New York City (Film Forum) as part of program "Derek Jarman 1942 - 1994" March 25 - April 14, 1994.)
- Derek Jarman
- Nigel Terry
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Synopsis. As influential Italian artist Caravaggio dies in exile in 1610, he recalls his short life, from his childhood to his initial artistic failures to his later triumphs as he catches the eye of a sympathetic cardinal to his destructive relationship with a dashing gambler.
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. Derek Jarman. Director, Screenplay. Suso Cecchi d'Amico. Writer.