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Caravaggio is a fictional account of the life of the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It stars Alessio Boni in the title role and was filmed in Italy and Serbia. Caravaggio was born in 1571 in Lombardy but left for Rome in 1592, possibly for reasons of a quarrel, and was active there for most of his artistic life.

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Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

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The Inquisition had a repressive function and its task was to defend the integrity of the faith. One of its many victims was Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher, writer, and Dominican friar who lived in the 16th century. For his theories, judged heretical by the tribunal of the Inquisition of the Papal State, Bruno was condemned and burned at the stake in Rome on February 17, 1600.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

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Michele has been working on a painting with Fillide as one of the models, but she is getting tired of the long hours. He tells her the story of the painting.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Cardinal gives Michele a stern talking-to, but then gives him some surprising news.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Finally, Caravaggio's paintings are finished and on display in public, amazing all those who see them. Michele is on his best behavior.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Some colleagues of Caravaggio's try to belittle his work and tell him how he should have finished the painting. Outside, young artists want to study with him but he says he has nothing to teach them.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 6

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Michele hears that one of his paintings is in the home of the notary, who is not a friend. He wants to understand how that could have happened.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Those of the old guard are saying negative things about Michele and so his friend, Cardinal Del Monte is advising him to frequent wealthy art connoisseurs instead. He meets up with Costanza and they talk about love.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

A new ordinance from the counter-reformists decrees that publically displayed works of art must be approved by Cardinal Borghese. Michele is very upset, to say the least.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 9

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

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Filide has some news for Michele that he is not going to like. After he receives the bad news, Michele goes out and gets into trouble, as he is wont to do.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 10

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Michele and his friends get involved in some street fighting. One of the Tomassonis gets wounded and Michele and company flee the scene.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 11

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Michele's arrest has put Cardinal Del Monte in an awkward position, especially since the cardinal isn't as powerful as he had been. Michele realizes it might be time for a change and wants to get to work on some newly commissioned paintings.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 12

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

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Michele isn't satisfied with how he has painted his new model. But finally, he seems to have found someone who appreciates him for who he is.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 13

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Michele is working on a new painting for the Church, hoping it will allow him to return to the good graces of his protectors. He still has the propensity to use common people as models and this might get him into trouble again.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 14

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Once again, Caravaggio is criticized for using a woman considered to be a prostitute in a painting of the Virgin Mary. This time, there are consequences for Lena, too.

Caravaggio - EP 2 - Part 15

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Ranuccio and Michele have a real duel. It's bloody and violent.

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