# Caravaggio (1986)

> Derek Jarman's provocative portrait of Caravaggio turns a painter's erotic life and violent passions into a luminous, deliberately anachronistic historical tableau.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12387

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Drama, History, Romance
- Director: Derek Jarman
- Cast: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Garry Cooper, Dexter Fletcher, Spencer Leigh, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Davenport, Robbie Coltrane
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090798/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: provocative, sensual, melancholic, art house viewing, historical cinema night

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