L'ombra di Caravaggio
Directed by:
Michele PlacidoCinematography:
Michele D'AttanasioCast:
Riccardo Scamarcio, Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Micaela Ramazzotti, Lolita Chammah, Vinicio Marchioni, Alessandro Haber, Brenno Placido (more)Plots(1)
Italy 1610. Michelangelo Merisi (Scamarcio), better known as Caravaggio, ignores Catholic Church rulings that dictate how religious subjects are to be represented. Having been informed that he transfigures prostitutes, thieves and vagabonds into saints and Madonnas in his work, Pope Paul V orders the Vatican secret service to investigate, to decide whether to grant the clemency for which Caravaggio has petitioned since being sentenced to death for the murder of a rival in love.
The investigator (Garrel) - known as The Shadow - begins the inquiry that will lead him to discover the conflicting vices and virtues of the artist whose life - or death - lies in his hands.
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Caravaggio's life was so wild and crazy that it begs the question of whether it is even possible to make a film or write a book that would at least somewhat be organized, chronological, and make sense. Personally, I don't think it's possible. He was a brilliant painter, but also a big brawler, rogue, and troublemaker, who couldn't stay anywhere for long because he quickly managed to get into trouble. Cattani chose his style and even acted in the film himself. The character of Shadow annoyed me throughout, but in this interpretation, it was important. Some scenes underscored by excellent music were really powerful and well done, but I felt like I was watching the film for almost four hours.
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