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Caravaggio's Shadow

The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.

Director

Michele Placido

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

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Awards

16 wins & 6 nominations

Caravaggio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Ombra

Costanza Sforza Colonna

Isabelle Huppert

Lena Antonietti

Micaela Ramazzotti

Cecco

Giovanni Baglione

Vinicio Marchioni

Anna Bianchini

Filippo Neri

Ranuccio

Orazio Gentileschi

Scipione Borghese

Giordano Bruno

Gianfranco Gallo

Papa Paolo V

Maurizio Donadoni

Costantino Spada

Duccio Camerini

Onorio Longhi

Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini

Alof di Wignacourt

Sebastiano Lo Monaco

Serva di Caravaggio

Fratello di Ranuccio

Michelangelo Placido

Cugino di Ranuccio

Alberto Onofrietti

Inquisitore

Marcello Prayer

Cavalier d'Arpino

Davide Paganini

Erika D'Ambrosio

Artemisia Gentileschi

Fabrizio Colonna

Tommaso De Bacco

Battista

Alessandro Haber

Cardinal Del Monte

Michele Placido

Sottoposto Cardillo

Guerico

Butterato

Gerardo D'Angelo

Frate Girolamo

Pedro Montoya

Federico Fiorio

Mammeta

Macellaio

Fra Andrea

Otello

Prince Chidozie Manujibeya

Desdemona

Sgherro

Terenzio Del Gaudio

Paolino

Alessandro Luzzi

Carcerato

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- Subtitles -
Luís Filipe Bernardes - Caravaggio's Shadow

- Subtitles - Luís Filipe Bernardes

Fleeing Rome after being accused
for murder, - Caravaggio's Shadow

Fleeing Rome after being accused for murder,

Protected by the Colonna family
and awaiting a possible papal pardon... - Caravaggio's Shadow

Protected by the Colonna family and awaiting a possible papa...

That would annul his
to death by beheading. - Caravaggio's Shadow

That would annul his to death by beheading.

Hey, put Forcella down, you two. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Hey, put Forcella down, you two.

My Saint Genaro!
Look how well endowed he is! - Caravaggio's Shadow

My Saint Genaro! Look how well endowed he is!

It won't start!
My sister is right. - Caravaggio's Shadow

It won't start! My sister is right.

My disfigured face was
just what I needed. - Caravaggio's Shadow

My disfigured face was just what I needed.

Now I understand what
Goliath's face. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Now I understand what Goliath's face.

...to ask you to commit
to grant his forgiveness. - Caravaggio's Shadow

...to ask you to commit to grant his forgiveness.

I've secretly summoned you
to investigate certain paintings... - Caravaggio's Shadow

I've secretly summoned you to investigate certain paint...

...offensive to the sacred representations
in our Roman churches. - Caravaggio's Shadow

...offensive to the sacred representations in our Roman chur...

"Madonna with the Serpent." - Caravaggio's Shadow

"Madonna with the Serpent."

It was in the church of Sant'Anna. - Caravaggio's Shadow

It was in the church of Sant'Anna.

I have often sought consolation in my
prayers before this heavenly Mother of ours. - Caravaggio's Shadow

I have often sought consolation in my prayers before this he...

Then I found out from the
sacristan of the church... - Caravaggio's Shadow

Then I found out from the sacristan of the church...

That the woman who served as a model is a
prostitute from Santa Maria dell'Anima... - Caravaggio's Shadow

That the woman who served as a model is a prostitute from Sa...

It's true, Holy Father, but it's an
admirable canvas by Caravaggio, a great painter. - Caravaggio's Shadow

It's true, Holy Father, but it's an admirable canv...

Four years ago he committed
a serious crime. He killed a man! - Caravaggio's Shadow

Four years ago he committed a serious crime. He killed a man...

Now thriving in Naples
in the palace of Marquise Costanza Colonna, - Caravaggio's Shadow

Now thriving in Naples in the palace of Marquise Costanza Co...

So that you can make such a
so delicate, - Caravaggio's Shadow

So that you can make such a so delicate,

And collect all the information
provided for or against this painter. - Caravaggio's Shadow

And collect all the information provided for or against this...

We have decided to entrust
of Caravaggio to you, - Caravaggio's Shadow

We have decided to entrust of Caravaggio to you,

I swear by the cross and the sword. - Caravaggio's Shadow

I swear by the cross and the sword.

Can I remove the work that afflicts you
and keep it in my painting gallery? - Caravaggio's Shadow

Can I remove the work that afflicts you and keep it in my pa...

- May I?
- In secret. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- May I? - In secret.

"Arrested at dawn with a sword,
without a gun, - Caravaggio's Shadow

"Arrested at dawn with a sword, without a gun,

On the pearl court, there was a
clash between Ranuccio Tommasoni... - Caravaggio's Shadow

On the pearl court, there was a clash between Ranuccio Tomma...

...and Michelangelo Merisi, known as
Caravaggio, sublime painter, - Caravaggio's Shadow

...and Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, sublime pai...

It is stipulated that whoever
finds the fugitive... - Caravaggio's Shadow

It is stipulated that whoever finds the fugitive...

...will be authorized to enforce the judgment." - Caravaggio's Shadow

...will be authorized to enforce the judgment."

- Who is Ranuccio's brother?
- Me. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- Who is Ranuccio's brother? - Me.

- Are you also related to him?
- I'm his cousin. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- Are you also related to him? - I'm his cousin.

I called you here to tell you that your
failed attempt to kill Caravaggio... - Caravaggio's Shadow

I called you here to tell you that your failed attempt to ki...

Could have created a crisis
with the Kingdom of Naples. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Could have created a crisis with the Kingdom of Naples.

And be warned.
It's not up to you to do justice. - Caravaggio's Shadow

And be warned. It's not up to you to do justice.

My brother is dead and where is Merisi?
He's out there. Free! - Caravaggio's Shadow

My brother is dead and where is Merisi? He's out there....

Trust us and stay silent. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Trust us and stay silent.

"Virgin Mother, daughter of her Son", - Caravaggio's Shadow

"Virgin Mother, daughter of her Son",

Based on these letters, it can be concluded
that after killing Ranuccio Tommasoni, - Caravaggio's Shadow

Based on these letters, it can be concluded that after killi...

- I believed in his innocence.
- But his deposition says otherwise. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- I believed in his innocence. - But his deposition says oth...

It was an ambush. He killed, yes,
but to defend himself against the Tommasoni brothers. - Caravaggio's Shadow

It was an ambush. He killed, yes, but to defend himself agai...

He is spoken of as a troublemaker, - Caravaggio's Shadow

He is spoken of as a troublemaker,

His parents worked on our
estate in Caravaggio, near Milan. - Caravaggio's Shadow

His parents worked on our estate in Caravaggio, near Milan.

He spent his childhood with my children.
He was a diligent child. - Caravaggio's Shadow

He spent his childhood with my children. He was a diligent c...

He was especially moved by the
the Gospels. - Caravaggio's Shadow

He was especially moved by the the Gospels.

He showed an early genius for
painting, so his mother and I decided... - Caravaggio's Shadow

He showed an early genius for painting, so his mother and I ...

...send him to study in a
in Milan. - Caravaggio's Shadow

...send him to study in a in Milan.

Then came the plague and everything changed. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Then came the plague and everything changed.

My husband died
and I decided to return to Rome. - Caravaggio's Shadow

My husband died and I decided to return to Rome.

Our file states that
you fled from Milan to Rome... - Caravaggio's Shadow

Our file states that you fled from Milan to Rome...

Because Cardinal Borromeo, after you were widowed,
advised you to join a convent, - Caravaggio's Shadow

Because Cardinal Borromeo, after you were widowed, advised y...

It says here that Caravaggio came to
Rome when you were already here. - Caravaggio's Shadow

It says here that Caravaggio came to Rome when you were alre...

- Did he ask you to host him?
- No, he never did. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- Did he ask you to host him? - No, he never did.

- But you met often.
- I told you, rarely. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- But you met often. - I told you, rarely.

I know he worked in various studios
where he painted flowers for a few ducats. - Caravaggio's Shadow

I know he worked in various studios where he painted flowers...

In the studio of the Chevalier d'Arpino,
for example, but he hated the work. - Caravaggio's Shadow

In the studio of the Chevalier d'Arpino, for example, b...

- The master loved to paint the truth.
- The truth? And what was that to him? - Caravaggio's Shadow

- The master loved to paint the truth. - The truth? And what...

The pain of humanity, the miserable. - Caravaggio's Shadow

The pain of humanity, the miserable.

The poor bastards who populate the night. - Caravaggio's Shadow

The poor bastards who populate the night.

God, what a stench!
Let's see that cut. - Caravaggio's Shadow

God, what a stench! Let's see that cut.

If I had a gun,
someone else would be here. - Caravaggio's Shadow

If I had a gun, someone else would be here.

- How are you, Battista?
- I'm thirsty and hungry. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- How are you, Battista? - I'm thirsty and hungry.

Annu, calm down.
Calm down, my beautiful soul. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Annu, calm down. Calm down, my beautiful soul.

The guards whipped her
in Tor di Nona. - Caravaggio's Shadow

The guards whipped her in Tor di Nona.

This crazy woman was
with a gypsy in a public square. - Caravaggio's Shadow

This crazy woman was with a gypsy in a public square.

Pray your rosary and in the morning
you will begin to heal. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Pray your rosary and in the morning you will begin to heal.

"Do you see this woman?
I went into her house... - Caravaggio's Shadow

"Do you see this woman? I went into her house...

She washed my feet with the tears
from her eyes... - Caravaggio's Shadow

She washed my feet with the tears from her eyes...

That your sins will be forgiven... - Caravaggio's Shadow

That your sins will be forgiven...

...because she loved it so much." - Caravaggio's Shadow

...because she loved it so much."

From that day on, whenever he could,
Michele went to the church in Vallicella, - Caravaggio's Shadow

From that day on, whenever he could, Michele went to the chu...

A little more patience,
we'll eat soon. - Caravaggio's Shadow

A little more patience, we'll eat soon.

Let me see what you're doing.
What's that? - Caravaggio's Shadow

Let me see what you're doing. What's that?

- At the moment with the Chevalier d'Arpino.
- He squanders money. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- At the moment with the Chevalier d'Arpino. - He squan...

- He's a patron of the arts.
- Could be. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- He's a patron of the arts. - Could be.

But he only makes me paint flowers
and fruit. He keeps the money in his pocket. - Caravaggio's Shadow

But he only makes me paint flowers and fruit. He keeps the m...

If you don't agree with him, go to the new church
church they're building in San Pedro. - Caravaggio's Shadow

If you don't agree with him, go to the new church churc...

Open your soul to me, son.
You're always here. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Open your soul to me, son. You're always here.

What interests you so much
in these poor deprived people? - Caravaggio's Shadow

What interests you so much in these poor deprived people?

I want to engrave them in here,
in the brain. - Caravaggio's Shadow

I want to engrave them in here, in the brain.

Put them on my canvases...
to tell the stories. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Put them on my canvases... to tell the stories.

- What stories?
- The ones that are displayed in churches. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- What stories? - The ones that are displayed in churches.

The stories of Jesus, the apostles,
the Madonnas, the poor, the damned. - Caravaggio's Shadow

The stories of Jesus, the apostles, the Madonnas, the poor, ...

- And you're looking for all that here?
- Yes, because everything is Gospel here. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- And you're looking for all that here? - Yes, because ...

You're a bit crazy...
but you understand everything very well. - Caravaggio's Shadow

You're a bit crazy... but you understand everything ver...

No, it's not good.
It lacks substance, color. It's dark. - Caravaggio's Shadow

No, it's not good. It lacks substance, color. It's...

Come on, do something else.
Let's go! Don't waste my time. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Come on, do something else. Let's go! Don't waste ...

- And this one?
- Nice, interesting. - Caravaggio's Shadow

- And this one? - Nice, interesting.

Enough, I'm leaving. - Caravaggio's Shadow

Enough, I'm leaving.

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The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.

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Director: Michele Placido

Writer: Sandro Petraglia, Michele Placido, Fidel Signorile

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Nov 2022

Awards: 16 wins & 6 nominations

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