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Film details
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Featuring
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1986
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Genres
Biopic Historical drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
“By the standards normal in British cinema, Caravaggio is an enterprise of extraordinary daring and resonance.”
John Russell Taylor, Sight & Sound, 1986
From his deathbed in 1610, Caravaggio (Nigel Terry) looks back over his turbulent triangular relationship with two of the models for his religious paintings, street thug Ranuccio (Sean Bean) and Ranuccio’s mistress Lena (Tilda Swinton). Though the film was shot in a studio in Limehouse, Derek Jarman’s use of light and sound help conjure an authentically Italian mood, with the atmosphere deliberately punctured by anachronisms such as a pocket calculator and Ranuccio’s motorbike.
While Jarman continued to work on the margins of the British film industry until his death at 52 in 1994, this low-budget production launched the film careers of Swinton, Bean, costume designer Sandy Powell and cinematographer Gabriel Beristain, all of whom became Hollywood regulars.
After giving Tilda Swinton her first film role in Caravaggio, Jarman cast the actress in all six of his subsequent features, notably Edward II (1991).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Michelangelo Caravaggio
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Ranuccio Tommasoni
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Davide
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young Caravaggio
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Jerusaleme [Gerusalemme]
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Lena
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Giustiniani
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Cardinal Scipione Borghese
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Cardinal Del Monte
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boy Caravaggio
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Pipo [Pippo]
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Pope
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weeping woman
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lady with the jewels
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Princess Collona [Colonna]
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old priest
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art lover
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bodyguard
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Baglione
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young Jerusaleme [Gerusalemme]
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model peeling fruit
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Lady Elizabeth
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Vatican official
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Jerusaleme's grandmother
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boy with guitar
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Fra Filippo
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[papal aide]
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[]
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Credits
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For the B.F.I. (Executive Producer)
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Produced by
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For the B.F.I. (Exec in Charge of Prodn)
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Project Development
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Production Manager
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For the B.F.I. (Production Accountant)
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Production Assistant
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Runner
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Runner
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Floor Runner
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Floor Runner
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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3rd Assistant Director
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Continuity
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Casting
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Extras Casting
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Screenplay by
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From an original idea by
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Photography
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2nd Camera Operator
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Focus Puller
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2nd Camera Assistant
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Clapper/Loader
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Camera Department Trainee
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Gaffer
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Sparks
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Sparks
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Grip
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Stills
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Film Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Production Designer
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Art Director
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Paintings
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Scenic Artist
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Scenic Artist
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Property Master
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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Construction
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[Construction] Runner
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Costume Designer
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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[Wardrobe] Runner
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Make-up Artist
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Make-up Assistant
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Titles
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Film Stock from
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Processed at
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Cameras and Lenses by
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Moviecam Cameras and Lenses Supplied by
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Original Music Composed by
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[Composer] Assisted by
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Sound Recordist
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Boom Swinger
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Sound Department Trainee
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Dubbing Mixer
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Re-recorded at
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Footsteps
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Sound Effects
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunt Performer
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Deaf and Dumb Teacher
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Catering
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Insurance
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Lighting Equipment
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Special Thanks to
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Special Thanks to
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Studio
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[Audio Commentator/GB DVD 2006]
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