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A powerful meditation on sexuality, criminality and art, 'Caravaggio' brings together Derek Jarman's twin worlds of film and painting. Read more

Starring	Nigel Terry, Noam Almaz, Robbie Coltrane, Dawn Arhibald
Director	Derek Jarman
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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- As Caravaggio (excellently played by Terry) lies dying at Porto Ercole in 1610, his mind drifts back over a short... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 15 May 2009 at 01:10
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  Crapppppppp
  
  i thought wahat a load of bunkum
  
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  - Bristol
  - 24 Dec 2007 at 18:02
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  - 0
  Jarman and documentary
  
  Who cares what Caravaggio actually got up to - this looks great and engages you from start to finish. Set in one of those Jarman worlds of dark rooms and simple... read more »
  
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- - Slurs
  - Scotland
  - 15 Sep 2011 at 10:33
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  a master work.
  
  jarman is very strong on ambience and texture in his rendition of caravaggio's spirit and artistry. rich in anachronism, and uncompromising with its ... read more »
  
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- - lukasz84
  - 58 reviews
  - 11 May 2011 at 01:08
- - 3
  - 0
  More artisan than artist
  
  This is one of my favourite Jarman films, and is typical of his approach - don't look for period feel, detailed historic sets or suitably archaic speech ... read more »
  
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- - Mountfalcon
  - 73 reviews
  - Ilford, England
  - 14 Apr 2011 at 07:12
- - 2
  - 2
  Interesting but dated
  
  This film is likely to be a must-see for anyone interested in the fascinating life of Derek Jarman and how his projects fitted with the politics of the day - ... read more »
  
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  - BillBoard
  - 15 reviews
  - Peterborough
  - 22 Jan 2011 at 23:37
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  - 2
  Challenging to keep watching
  
  I watched it to the end which was an achievement in itself. The main sense after it was of pretentiousness shovelled out in vast quantities. Emulsion drying is ... read more »
  
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  - Kettering
  - 29 Aug 2010 at 20:21
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  Caravaggio, Derek Jarman
  
  Weird use of London Accents within the Dialogue, and strange use of Lighting.
  
  Amazing costume and use of colour,and Imagery.
  
  Wonderful ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 12:13
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  Boring...
  
  This movie promised much more than it delivered. Slow and uninteresting, the dialogues pretend to be deep in meaning but, as they fail to reach the standard, ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 20 Dec 2009 at 19:08
- - 2
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  Prentencious
  
  I thought this film had a great story line and was well acted. The one thing that let it down was the pretencious arty shots that just ruined the whole film
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Oct 2009 at 22:17
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  it looks good but the plot feels a bit disjointed
  
  I enjoyed this film. i didn't find the story flowed and it felt at times like it was a series of sketches rather than a film. the film looks great and i ... read more »
  
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- - majortom2001
  - 64 reviews
  - Worthing, UK
  - 12 Sep 2009 at 10:24
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  A distorted modernist portrait of the director's mores
  
  Few interpretations have said so little about the supposed subject or the social milieu (environment context) and the people and institutions with whom that ... read more »
  
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  - Cleckheaton
  - 14 Aug 2009 at 03:32
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  Crapppppppp
  
  i thought wahat a load of bunkum
  
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  - Bristol
  - 24 Dec 2007 at 18:02
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  - 3
  It really deserves less that 1 star
  
  This film really disappointed me. Being a fan of Caravaggio but a newcomer to Derek Jarman, it has put me off watching any of his other films. With a theatrical... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 12 Jan 2008 at 19:45
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  As Sumptuous As The Paintings
  
  Some people describe TV as 'moving wallpaper': Jarman's 89 minutes homage to the painter Caravaggio is 'moving paintings'. A visual treat of... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 21 Nov 2007 at 22:18
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  Yawn-fest
  
  Clearly a 'made for TV' effort that lacked punch and audience engagement. Not as bad as others have made out - you have to concentrate to enjoy this ... read more »
  
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  - OXON
  - 15 Feb 2008 at 13:01
- - 6
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  Wonderful...
  
  This is a sumpteous, gorgeous film. It's beautiful, moving and an interesting portrait of Caravaggio. Rather than losing oneself in the grogeous beauty of ... read more »
  
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- - Benjaminbrum
  - 12 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 05 Mar 2008 at 10:09
- - 5
  - 0
  texture texture texture
  
  This film, as has so routinely been pointed out, is very textured. Aesthetically, it appears to me a sensitive, balanced and undeniably beautiful study of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 30 Jan 2009 at 19:08
- - 4
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  Jolly good!
  
  Dark and moody, a wonderfully shot film with a low budget and so very watchable. It's really well done, nice to watch.
  
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- - Josh Jordan
  - Brighton
  - 02 Nov 2007 at 23:34
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  Caravaggio
  
  This was a strange film I found. It was a little difficult to get into but was well worth it. Mainly watched for Sean Bean but didn't like the character ... read more »
  
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- - granma56
  - 23 reviews
  - Ashford, Kent
  - 16 Jun 2008 at 20:36
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  eye candy
  
  Delightful to have on screen, but not to have to watch intently. There isn't much of a story line to follow but freeze frame it at any point and you can ... read more »
  
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- - chanticleer
  - 3 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 10:58
- - 3
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  More artisan than artist
  
  This is one of my favourite Jarman films, and is typical of his approach - don't look for period feel, detailed historic sets or suitably archaic speech ... read more »
  
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- - Mountfalcon
  - 73 reviews
  - Ilford, England
  - 14 Apr 2011 at 07:12

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