Caravaggio (1986)
Country: GB
Technical: col 89m
Director: Derek Jarman
Cast: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Dexter Fletcher
Synopsis:
The career of the painter who used chiaroscuro in a totally new way, including his involvement with young men and in a lethal brawl.
Review:
This beautifully shot film contrives with its cinematography to say a thing or two about its subject's art, as well as about the subject of art; each setup seems a static arrangement of the elements that the shot is intended to communicate. That said, the picture can seem to dawdle from one Jarmanesque idiosyncrasy to the next, a disorienting effect here, a bit of kinky violence there, and the anachronisms which vary from the amusing to the irritating. All said, a striking achievement on a tiny budget.
Country: GB
Technical: col 89m
Director: Derek Jarman
Cast: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Dexter Fletcher
Synopsis:
The career of the painter who used chiaroscuro in a totally new way, including his involvement with young men and in a lethal brawl.
Review:
This beautifully shot film contrives with its cinematography to say a thing or two about its subject's art, as well as about the subject of art; each setup seems a static arrangement of the elements that the shot is intended to communicate. That said, the picture can seem to dawdle from one Jarmanesque idiosyncrasy to the next, a disorienting effect here, a bit of kinky violence there, and the anachronisms which vary from the amusing to the irritating. All said, a striking achievement on a tiny budget.
Country: GB
Technical: col 89m
Director: Derek Jarman
Cast: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Dexter Fletcher
Synopsis:
The career of the painter who used chiaroscuro in a totally new way, including his involvement with young men and in a lethal brawl.
Review:
This beautifully shot film contrives with its cinematography to say a thing or two about its subject's art, as well as about the subject of art; each setup seems a static arrangement of the elements that the shot is intended to communicate. That said, the picture can seem to dawdle from one Jarmanesque idiosyncrasy to the next, a disorienting effect here, a bit of kinky violence there, and the anachronisms which vary from the amusing to the irritating. All said, a striking achievement on a tiny budget.