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.
Cinematography
Each frame is a Caravaggio painting come to lurid life
Production
Micro-budget magic: typewriters and motorcycles in 1610 Rome
Acting
Nigel Terry's Caravaggio is all wounded ego and hungry eyes
Director
Derek Jarman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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