: Jealousy and betrayal culminate in Lena’s murder. While Ranuccio is initially blamed, Caravaggio eventually murders Ranuccio in a fit of passion and guilt, leading to his exile from Rome and his eventual death from lead poisoning. Key Features
Directed by Derek Jarman, the 1986 film is an inventive, fictionalized biopic of the 17th-century Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The story is told through non-linear flashbacks as the artist lies on his deathbed in exile, reflecting on his tumultuous life of art, brawling, and complex desire. Plot Summary Caravaggio(1986)
: The film's central drama involves Caravaggio (played by Nigel Terry) and two models: Ranuccio Thomasoni (Sean Bean), a street fighter, and Lena (Tilda Swinton), Ranuccio’s girlfriend. Caravaggio is drawn into a messy, violent love triangle with both of them. : Jealousy and betrayal culminate in Lena’s murder
The film follows Caravaggio's journey from a street ruffian to a celebrated artist under the protection of the Catholic Church. The story is told through non-linear flashbacks as