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Caravaggio
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Caravaggio is a 1986 British-Australian biographical drama film directed by Derek Jarman. The screenplay was written by Jarman and Suso Cecchi d'Amico. The production was handled by the British Film Institute and Channel 4 Television. The narrative is set in Italy and focuses on the artist Caravaggio. The cast includes Sean Bean, Sadie Corré, Robbie Coltrane, and Lol Coxhill.
The film has a runtime of 93 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by Netflix and Kino Film Collection in video on demand format. The movie received the Silver Bear award. Critical reception included a review score of 6.3 out of 10, 55 out of 100, and 82 percent. Other ratings listed are 6.1 and 6.5.
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Film · TMDB
6.1A 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.
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
Themes
- italy
- artist
- painter
- biography
- male homosexuality
- lgbt
- 17th century
- caravaggio
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Silver Bear
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Caravaggio
- Director
- Derek Jarman
- Screenwriter
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Cast member
- Nigel Terry
- Composer
- Simon Fisher Turner
- Producer
- Sarah Radclyffe
- Production company
- British Film Institute
- Cinematographer
- Gabriel Beristáin
- Narrative location
- Italy
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 757283
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Boy with a Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- title
- Caravaggio
- publication date
- 1987-01-22
- costume designer
- Sandy Powell
- distributed by
- Netflix
- characters
- Caravaggio
- review score
- 82%
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