Shown not so long ago during the Tilda Swinton exhibition, Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio simply can’t be screened often enough. Daring, visually stunning biopic examining the life of Baroque painter Caravaggio and his relationship to the church and homosexual love.
In his fevered chiaroscuro portrait, Jarman sketches the life of Baroque painter Caravaggio, surrounded by male lovers, prostitutes and the criminal underclass of early seventeenth-century Rome. This opulent, stunning film brings together Jarman’s major themes: the perilous position of the artist, homosexual love and the hypocrisy of the church authorities.
