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Caravaggio (1986)

Directed by Derek Jarman · Cinematography by Gabriel Beristain

93 min55 frames

DramaHistoryRomance

His passion came with a price.

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Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A painting of Medusa's severed head sits on a wooden easel indoors. The head has snakes for hair and blood…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: medium — An interior space with featureless dark walls serves as the backdrop for the figures. A shirtless man stands…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit space features a young man with curly hair partially draped in cloth. He sits near a…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit, sparse stone room with straw scattered across the dirt floor. A woman in an elaborate period…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor setting with a plain background suggesting a historical era. A man wearing a cowboy hat leans…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: medium — A dark, empty space with a single person positioned in the foreground. The person holds a large wicker…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a man lying on a surface in a dark room. The man looks directly upward while his face is…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: medium — A man stands before a featureless dark backdrop with no visible floor or ceiling. The shirtless man wears a…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A close-up of an oil painting depicting a person with eyes closed. The image shows thick impasto brushwork…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: medium — A dark, sparse room with textured stone walls and a single wooden bed frame. One man rests on the bed frame…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: wide — An outdoor courtyard features yellow stone walls and a stone fountain mask on steps. A young painter works at…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: fullbody — A workshop contains a large easel holding a classical painting of an angel. A young man wearing large…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A woven wicker basket is filled to the brim with numerous vibrant red poppies. The blossoms feature…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — An elderly man examines a metallic gold halo object inside a dimly lit interior space. He holds the thin…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: closeup — A close-up photograph of an oil painting on canvas showing a young person. The brushwork and texture of the…Caravaggio (1986) movie still: medium — A painting of a young man sits against a rough, textured plaster wall. The oil painting depicts a figure…
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Caravaggio — official trailer

What is Caravaggio about?

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

Where can you watch Caravaggio?

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What does the cinematography of Caravaggio look like?

Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Caravaggio leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and close-ups (35%). Cinematographer Gabriel Beristain keeps 45% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 76% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Caravaggio?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Caravaggio (1986) are #362e28, #13110f, #49362c, #271811, #56514b, #534b38 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #362e28
  • #13110f
  • #49362c
  • #271811
  • #56514b
  • #534b38

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