Original Title : L’Ombra di Caravaggio
Feature Italy, France
Genre : Biopic
Running time : 1h58
Cast:Riccardo Scarmarcio, Louis Garrel, Isabelle Huppert, Lolita Chammah
Year of production : 2022
Distributed in France by : Le Pacte
Release date in France : 28/12/22

SYNOPSIS :

Italy 1610. Caravaggio is both one of the most brilliant painters of his time and a rebel against Church rulings that dictate how religious subjects are represented. Having been informed that he depicts prostitutes, thieves and vagabonds in his work, Pope Paul V orders the Vatican secret service to investigate, to decide whether to grant the clemency for which the painter has petitioned since being sentenced to death for the murder of a rival in love. The investigator – known as The Shadow – begins the inquiry that will lead him to discover the conflicting vices and virtues of the artist whose life — or death – lies in his hands.