Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
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Directed by | Goffredo Alessandrini |
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Produced by | Francesco Curato[1] |
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Edited by | Giancarlo Cappelli[1] |
Music by | Riccardo Zandonai[1] |
Production company | Elica Film[1] |
Distributed by | Minerva Film |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
Country | Italy[1] |
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles.[2]
Main cast[]
- Amedeo Nazzari as Michelangelo Merisi, il "Caravaggio"
- Clara Calamai as Madonna Giaconella
- Lamberto Picasso as Il cavalier d'Arpino
- Nino Crisman as Alef di Wignacourt
- Lauro Gazzolo as Zio Nello
- Beatrice Mancini as Lena
- Olinto Cristina as Il cardinale Dal Monte
- Maria Dominiani as Alessandra
- Achille Majeroni as Il cardinale Scipione Borghese
- Renato Malavasi as Mauro
Production[]
Screenwriter Riccardo Freda met Francesco Curato and parter of his Carbone, who were trying to produce a film on the Italian painter Caravaggio.[3] The budget of the film became higher and higher. It was shot in 1940 and was released the following year, making it the first film from Elica Film.[3] Freda is credited in the film as having "collaborated to the making of the film."[4] Besides working on the screenplay, Freda acted as the executive producer and worked on the art direction and created a maquette of the port of Ostia.[4]
The film starred Amedeo Nazzari was among Italy's most popular actors at the time and was conflicted with the role when his character Caravaggio did not embrace or kiss any woman in the film, which he thought would put his career at risk.[4]
Release[]
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto was distributed theatrically in Italy by Minerva Film on 6 February 1941.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Curti 2017, p. 294.
- ^ Gundle, p. 192.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Curti 2017, p. 27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Curti 2017, p. 28.
Bibliography[]
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
- Gundle, Stephen (2013). Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books.
External links[]
- 1941 films
- Italian films
- Italian historical drama films
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1940s historical drama films
- Italian-language films
- Films directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
- Films set in the 16th century
- Films set in the 1600s
- Films set in the 1610s
- Caravaggio
- Films set in Italy
- Biographical films about painters
- Italian biographical drama films
- 1940s biographical drama films
- Minerva Film films
- 1940s Italian film stubs