Sin

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Sin

Sin

Sin

original title:

Sin

italian title:

Il peccato

screenplay:

Andrei Konchalovsky, Elena Kiselyeva

cinematography:

Aleksander Simonov

editing:

Karolina Maciejewska, Sergey Taraskin

costume design:

Dmitriy Andreev

music:

Edward Artemyev

production:

Andrei Konchalovsky Studios, Jean Vigo Italia, Rai Cinema, with the support of: Art, Science and Sport Charity Foundation

country:

Russia/Italy

year:

2019

film run:

134'

format:

colour

release date:

28/11/2019

festivals & awards:

Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Alberto Testone) is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist’s loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici family, ascends to the papacy and charges him with a lucrative new commission – the façade of the San Lorenzo basilica. Forced to lie to maintain favour with both families, Michelangelo is progressively tormented by suspicion and hallucinations, leading him to ruthlessly examine his own moral and artistic failings. Written and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, IL PECCATO (SIN) is a gripping reflection on the agony and ecstasy of individual greatness, and the profound humanity behind the legend of the Renaissance.