original title:
Caravaggio
directed by:
cast:
Alessio Boni, Paolo Briguglia, Elena Sofia Ricci, Jordi Mollà, Claire Kleim, Benjamin Sadler, Paolo Giovannucci, Mauro Marino, Luigi Diberti, Roberto Bisacco, Marta Bifano, Ruben Rigillo, Blas Roca Rey, Francesco Siciliano, Sarah Felberbaum, Maurizio Donadoni, Sebastiano Filocamo, Stefano Fregni, François Montagut, Francesc Garrido, Francesc Orella, Ricard Sadurní, Arnaud Giovaninetti
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
Titania Produzioni, Rai Cinema, Rai Fiction, EOS Entertainment, GMT Productions, Istitut del Cinema Catala'
world sales:
country:
Italy/France/Spain/Germany
year:
2006
film run:
130'
format:
colour
festivals & awards:
Michelangelo “Michele” Merisi, born into a humble family in the town of Caravaggio (from which the future artist would derive his professional moniker). Cursed with a violent temper, Michele becomes as well known for his brawling as for his art, frequenting the seamier side of Rome and using its prostitutes and thieves as models, even for his religious paintings. Eventually, his art creates a fervent group of admirers, while his personal life establishes an equally dedicated battery of enemies.