The Agony and the Ecstasy
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Biography
Actor: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, Tomas Milian, John Stacy, Fausto Tozzi
Director: Carol Reed
Country: Italy, United States of America
Produced By: DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, 20th Century Fox, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Runtime: 138
Release: 1965
Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Language: English, Latin, en, English, Latin,
Views: 568
Content Rating:APPROVED
Quality: DVD
Also known as: Il Tormento E L'estasi, Michelangelo - Inferno Und Ekstase, Inferno Und Ekstase, Il Tormento E L'Estasi
Keywords:Epic
Based On Novel Or Book
Vatican
Pope
Artist
Painter
Biography
Michelangelo
16th Century
Italian Renaissance
Sistine Chapel
History
Rome
Renaissance
Catholic
Catholic Church
Based On Novel
Italy
Chapel
Painting
Battlefield
Italian Wars
Renaissance Italy
War Of The League Of Cambrai
Fired From A Job
Rural Setting
Toscana
Firenze
Roma
70mm Film
Physician
Prostitute
Brothel
Raphael
Papal
Speech
Church Choir
Sonnet
Patron
Politician
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