CARAVAGGIO'S SHADOW

By Michele PLACIDO

THE FILM AGENCY - as PROMO / CONS

Drama - Completed 2022

Michele Placido (Romanzo Criminale) captures the spirit of Caravaggio in an epic period drama depicting the turbulent life of this supremely gifted and timeless genius.

    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • ITALY
    • Duration
    • 118 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Michele PLACIDO
    • Producer(s)
    • Vincenzo BONOMO (GOLDENART), Antoine DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE (MACT PRODUCTIONS)
    • Synopsis
    • Italy 1610. Caravaggio is both one of the most brilliant painters of his time and a rebel against Church rulings that dictate how religious subjects are represented. Having been informed that Caravaggio depicts prostitutes, thieves and vagabonds in his work, Pope Paul V orders the Vatican secret service to investigate, to decide whether to grant the clemency for which the painter has petitioned since being sentenced to death for the murder of a rival in love.
      The investigator – known as The Shadow - begins the inquiry that will lead him to discover the conflicting vices and virtues of the genius whose life – or death – lies in his hands.