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DVD : Caravaggio [1986]

starring: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Mark Tildesley, Michael Gough
directed by: Derek Jarman


Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 5035673007266 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen Label: Bfi Video Manufacturer: Bfi Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Bfi Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: January 29, 2007 Running Time: 89 minutes Sales Rank: 7504 Studio: Bfi Video	Average Rating: List Price: £19.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £8.78 You Save: £11.21 (56%) Prices subject to change.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Another Jarman classic
Beyond Caravagio's art there is very little evidence to support an in depth biographical study. What there is (principally a few police records) may or may not suggest a violent man prone to fits of jealous rage and violent behaviour. Jarman, however, provides a beautifully realised poetical interpretation, charged with a latent sexuality, that conveys a complex blend of urban poverty and aristocratic patronage. Jarman succeeds in placing a 'modern day' Caravaggio amongst his baroque compositions, ... Read More

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- Wonderful
This is a sumpteous, gorgeous film. It's beautiful, moving and an interesting portrait of Caravaggio. Rather than losing oneself in the grogeous beauty of recreated paintings there are anachronistic details that jar you out of your enjoyment. Sean Bean is a hunk in this film and Tilda Swinton, as always, is a revelation.

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- A typically imaginative and highly idiosyncratic examination of the artist from director Derek Jarman
Quite simply unlike any other biographical film you will ever see, Derek Jarman's acclaimed production of Caravaggio (1986) is a lovingly constructed, highly personal cross-reference of tormented sixteenth century genius, twentieth century iconography and a somewhat satire on the shallowness of the burgeoning eighties' art scene of which Jarman was very much part of. Exploring Caravaggio's life through his work, the film distinctively merges fact, fiction, legend and imagination in a bold and confident ... Read More

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