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Caravaggio
“His passion came with a price.”
6.1 / 10• 1986• 1h 33m•NR• English
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nigel Terry
Caravaggio
Lead
Sean Bean
Ranuccio
Garry Cooper
Davide
Dexter Fletcher
Young Caravaggio
Spencer Leigh
Jerusaleme
Tilda Swinton
Lena
Nigel Davenport
Giustiniani
Robbie Coltrane
Scipione Borghese
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Derek Jarman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Caravaggio is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
