Basic
Info
Title:
Artemisia
Genre:
Drama
Country:
France, Germany, Italy
Language:
French
Running
time: 98 minutes
Release
date: September 10, 1997 (France)
Staff
Director:
Agnès Merlet
Produced
by: Patrice Haddad
Screenplay:
Patrick Amos, Agnès Merlet, Christine Miller
Music:
Krishna Levy
Cinematography:
Benoît Delhomme
Editor:
Guy Lecorne, Daniele Sordoni
Cast
Valentina Cervi as Artemisia
Gentileschi
Michel Serrault as Orazio
Gentileschi
Miki Manojlović
as Agostino Tassi
Luca Zingaretti as Cosimo Quorli
Emmanuelle Devos as Costanza
Summary
“Artemisia” is a 1997
biographical film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the female Italian Baroque
painter, collaborated by France, Germany and Italy. The film was directed by
Agnès Merlet and starred by Valentina Cervi and Michel Serrault.
Artemisia Gentileschi was an
Italian Baroque painter, born on July 8, 1593 and died in 1656. She was
initially influenced by the style of Caravaggio and is now considered one of
the most accomplished 17th-century artists.
Self-Portrait, Artemisia Gentileschi (1638–39)
Artemisia was the first woman to
become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence at the time
when women had few opportunities to receive artistic education or work as
professional artists. Many of her paintings feature women from myths,
allegories, and the Bible.
Her life and art have been
reexamined by scholars in the 20th and 21st centuries, and she is now
considered one of the best and most expressive painters of her time.
Movie
Review
“Good
film but historically inaccurate”
“A woman
ahead of her times”
“Stunning
work of Art”
“It's
like a classical painting come to life!”
Interesting
stories about the film
This film is a biography of the
painter Artemisia Gentileschi, but many major details of her life have been
distorted differently from the facts, resulting in widespread criticism. In the
film, Artemisia's relationship with Agostino is portrayed as a beautiful love
affair, and the reason Artemisia was tortured is because she refused to testify
that he raped her. But in reality, Agostino raped Artemisia and other women,
and the reason she was tortured was because she testified in court that he
raped her.
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