Caravaggio
- Synopsis
- Derek Jarman’s freely dramatised portrait of the controversial seventeenth-century Italian artist Michelangelo da Caravaggio is a powerful meditation on sexuality, criminality and art. The film centres on an imagined love-triangle between Caravaggio, his friend and model Ranuccio, and Ranuccio’s low-life partner Lena. Conjuring some of the artist’s most famous paintings through elaborate tableaux vivants, these works are woven into the fabric of the story, providing a starting point for its characters and narrative episodes. Caravaggio features performances from Nigel Terry, Sean Bean and Tilda Swinton and was the first major film production for costume designer Sandy Powell.
DVD extras include: specially commissioned interviews with Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry and production designer Christopher Hobbs; feature commentary by cinematographer Gabriel Beristain; flmed and audio interviews with Derek Jarman; gallery of storyboards, production sketches and Derek Jarman’s notebooks; 18-page illustrated booklet including introductory essay by Colin MacCabe and interview with costume designer Sandy Powell - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2006
- Year of production
- 1986
- Subjects
- Art; Film Studies
- Keywords
- art - Italian; history of art; painters; Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Credits
- Director
- Derek Jarman
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 89 minutes
- Year
- 2006
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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