Keywords: artists' life
Plot summary
The film portrays the life and works of the absolute genius of universal art: Michelangelo Buonarroti, a man and an artist who is shy and restless on the one hand and at the same time capable of great courage in supporting his convictions and ideologies. 4K HDR definition accompanies the description of his vast artistic production, including drawings, painting and sculpture, as well as amazing reconstructions through sophisticated digital effects. The viewer is led into the artist's world (from historical reconstructions to artworks) through two protagonists: Michelangelo Buonarroti and Giorgio Vasari. The latter, famous art historian, artist and architect, through an authoritative narrative is the reliable and passionate guide of the film; at the same time Michelangelo, in a conceptual limbo represented by a Quarry of Carrara Marble (one of those in which he worked to extract his marbles),recalls the main points of his life, with the torments and the crucial moments of his existence. The impassioned interpretations of the two protagonists accompany the viewer to the throbbing heart of the film: the story of the artworks. We find Bacchus, the Vatican Pieta, the David, the Tondo Doni, the Prisons and the Moses, the Vault of the Sistine Chapel and the Last Judgment, the Medici Chapels and the secret hiding place, the Rondanini Pietà, accompanied by insights entrusted to the narrating voice and edited by Prof. Vincenzo Farinella (former scientific consultant for the film Raphael - the Prince of the Arts). Michelangelo Buonarroti is Enrico Lo Verso (The thief of children, Lamerica, Hannibal, Che Guevara, I Miserabili, Raphael - the Prince of the Arts),while to embody Giorgio Vasari is Ivano Marescotti (Johnny Stecchino, Hannibal, Cado from the clouds, A Casa tutti bene).
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Tech specs
2160p.BLU<small><font color="#00A800Movie Reviews
Michelangelo showed through his life and works
The idea of realizing a movie-documentary about Michelangelo is very appreciable. The choice of talking about him through "Le vite" written from Giorgio Vasari is also a good intuition. Another point of strength of the movie are the images, really well done, high quality, so that we can admire the main works realized by the genius. In some moments the emotion was so big that I was moved and I cried, considering the immense beauty of the David, The Pity and others. I liked also how Ivano Marescotti played his role as Giorgio Vasari. What is more, good photography and artistic scenes. Something could have done better. I didn't like Enrico Lo Verso in his acting, but this is only my opinion. The movie talkes about all the works, however at the end it results a bit superficial: I suppose it is difficult to say enough in a documentary, but in this aspect it is similar to the one realized for Caravaggio. A big difference in this sense looking at other movies, such as the one dedicated to Dali, much more interesting, specific, deep and full of details, so that the audience can really learn something from the movie. In any case the Lucky Red did a good job and I hope we will see more similar documentaries at the cinema, with this incredible high quality of the images.
Ona of the best documentary
Thanks to everyone who made this masterpiece.
I enjoyed so much when i was watching. It was so less about Michalengelo but it was so about his pieces. In this documentary movie, director share with us life of Michalengelo from his pieces. First show how come idea about his status and then showed how he did that. Best.