MICHELE PLACIDO
CARAVAGGIO’S SHADOW
Italy 1610. Michelangelo Merisi, 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
"Masterful. Placido’s film is like a Caravaggio canvas: each scene is a violent contrast between light and shade, often taking our breath away. Visceral, extreme, beautiful, disturbing, genial, blasphemous, sacred, moving: these are just some of the words commonly used to describe Caravaggio’s art. Viewers will find the same qualities here." - Angela Viora - AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW
Info
- DVD
- PAL276
- ITALIAN; FRENCH
- English
- PAL
- 1.77:1
Directed by
Michele Placido
Featuring
Riccardo Scamarcio, Louis Garrel, Isabelle Huppert, Micaela Ramazzotti
Special Features
Theatrical Trailer