Movie

Caravaggio

1986 · 93 min

A painterly, fragmented meditation on art and desire, steeped in chiaroscuro and quiet tragedy.

Tagline: His passion came with a price.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Art, obsession, love, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
obsession
love
betrayal
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong