SOMMERKINO | PRIDE PICTURES: CARAVAGGIO

In the organizer's words:

PRIDE PICTURES: SCHAUBÜHNE'S FAVORITE

CARAVAGGIO
English original version with German subtitles

Derek Jarman's classic of European cinema is the film version of the wild life of the Renaissance painter Caravaggio. Famous as a creator of dark and erotic works that were not infrequently disgusting to his rich and powerful patrons and clients, Caravaggio was reviled for his dealings with hustlers and day laborers. He lived in a three-way relationship with the beautiful thief Ranucchio (Sean Bean) and his wife, the prostitute Lena (Tilda Swinton's first role), who also modeled for his most famous paintings. The menage-à-trois ends with Lena's tragic death and Caravaggio has to spend the rest of his life on the run. Derek Jarman (1942-1994) congenially films the life of the painter and translates his visual language into an exciting film portrait that is now one of the great classics of European cinema. "Caravaggio", which premiered at the Berlinale in 1986 and won an award, is still a milestone in gay film history and one of the few truly adequate films about art and painting.

Our cinema manager Sonja Holzinger will present her favorite queer film CARAVAGGIO.

_{Great Britain 1986 by Derek Jarman, 93 min., original English version with German subtitles, FSK 12
Cast:inside: Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Garry Cooper, Dexter Fletcher, Spencer Leigh}

Price information:

Tickets: 9 euros Reservations are not possible. The Box Office opens 30 minutes before the start of the film, advance booking online is recommended.