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 |
| Camera | Gabriel Beristain | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Akers | Editor |
| Sound | Simon Fisher-Turner | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Writing | Nicholas Ward Jackson | Idea |
| Writing | Derek Jarman | Screenplay |
| Production | Nicholas Ward Jackson | Associate Producer |
| Production | James Mackay | Development Producer |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miri Ben-Schlomo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jules Bradbury | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jill Pack | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Sarah Wilson | Production Manager |
| Directing | Pat Aldersley | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Simon Moseley | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Glynn Purcell | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Colin MacCabe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sarah Radclyffe | Producer |
| Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
| Art | Michael Buchanan | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Billy McCarthy | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Additional Writing |
| Art | Tim Youngman | Property Master |