Caravaggio(1986) Apr 2026

: As a young man (played by Dexter Fletcher), Caravaggio survives as a street artist and "art object" for hire. He eventually gains the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte , who nurtures his career but also maintains a morally complex and potentially abusive relationship with him.

: 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. Caravaggio(1986)

: Caravaggio becomes famous for his dramatic use of light and shadow ( chiaroscuro ), often using prostitutes, homeless people, and street brawlers as models for sacred religious figures—a practice that shocks the Vatican. : As a young man (played by Dexter