Caravaggio’s Shadow

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Caravaggio’s Shadow (L'ombra di Caravaggio)

Caravaggio’s Shadow (L'ombra di Caravaggio)

original title:

L'ombra di Caravaggio

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country:

Italy/France

year:

2022

film run:

120'

format:

colour

release date:

03/11/2022

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.