Caravaggio (1986)
Der junge Künstler Caravaggio trägt seine Fähigkeiten als Portraitzeichner ebenso zu Markte wie seine Aufgeschlossenheit gegenüber sexuellen Aktivitäten, bis ihn ein Kardinal unter seine Fittiche nimmt und Heiligenbilder malen lässt. Er lernt Ranuccio und dessen Freundin Lena kennen, die für ihn Modell stehen und mit denen er sexuelle Beiehungen hat. Als Lena schwanger wird und einem Mord zum Opfer fällt, landet Ranuccio der Tat verdächtig im Gefängnis. Caravaggio kann ihn befreien, doch als ihm Ranuccio gesteht, dass er Lena wirklich aus Liebe zu Caravaggio umgebracht hat, tötet er ihn.
Der Regisseur:
Derek Jarman
Der Autor:
Derek Jarman
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Nigel Terry as Caravaggio |
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Sean Bean as Ranuccio |
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Garry Cooper as Davide |
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Dexter Fletcher as Young Caravaggio |
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Spencer Leigh as Jerusaleme |
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Tilda Swinton as Lena |
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Nigel Davenport as Giustiniani |
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Robbie Coltrane as Scipione Borghese |
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Michael Gough as Cardinal Del Monte |
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Noam Almaz as Boy Caravaggio |
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Dawn Archibald as Pipo |
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Jack Birkett as The Pope |
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Una Brandon-Jones as Weeping Woman |
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Imogen Claire as Lady with the Jewels |
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Sadie Corre as Princess Collona |
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Lol Coxhill as Old Priest |
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Vernon Dobtcheff as Art Lover |
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Terry Downes as Bodyguard |
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Jonathan Hyde as Baglione |
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Emile Nicolaou as Young Jerusaleme |
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Gene October as Model Peeling Fruit |
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Cindy Oswin as Lady Elizabeth |
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John Rogan as Vatican Official |
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Zohra Sehgal as Jerusaleme's Grandmother |
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Lucien Taylor as Boy with Guitar |
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Simon Fisher-Turner as Fra Filippo |
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Derek Jarman as Papal Aide (uncredited) |
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Cerith Wyn Evans as Altar Boy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Derek Jarman | Director |
| Editing | George Akers | Editor |
| Camera | Gabriel Beristain | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Simon Fisher-Turner | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Directing | Glynn Purcell | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Jules Bradbury | Production Assistant |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Production | Nicholas Ward Jackson | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Pat Aldersley | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Nicholas Ward Jackson | Idea |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miri Ben-Schlomo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Simon Moseley | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Jill Pack | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | James Mackay | Development Producer |
| Writing | Derek Jarman | Screenplay |
| Production | Sarah Wilson | Production Manager |
| Production | Sarah Radclyffe | Producer |
| Production | Colin MacCabe | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Billy McCarthy | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Michael Buchanan | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
| Crew | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Additional Writing |
| Art | Tim Youngman | Property Master |