Artemisia (1997)
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67% of critics liked it
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63% of users liked it
(1,227 ratings)
This historical drama is based on the true story of Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman to achieve success as a painter. In 17th century Italy, noted artist Orazio Gentileschi (Michel Serrault) is a portrait artist enjoying a certain degree of success and acclaim. His 17-year-old daughter… More This historical drama is based on the true story of Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman to achieve success as a painter. In 17th century Italy, noted artist Orazio Gentileschi (Michel Serrault) is a portrait artist enjoying a certain degree of success and acclaim. His 17-year-old daughter Artemisia (Valentina Cervi) would like to follow the same path as her father, but women are not allowed to pursue careers in the arts, and the convent where she attends school forbids students to sketch nude models. Eager to learn, Artemisia begins posing for herself by use of a mirror; her father discovers her secret but is enthusiastic about her work, and he takes her out of school so he can tutor her in painting and drawing. Orazio forbids her to draw male nudes, but curious Artemisia persuades local men to serve as her models, and her work steadily improves. In time, Artemisia and her work come to the attention of Agostino Tassi (Miki Manojovic), a friend of her father who is a well-known painter and something of a rake. Tassi is impressed by both the art and the artist, but when he and Artemisia begin a love affair, he finds himself on trial for rape. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Agnès Merlet
- Written By
- Patrick Amos, Agnès Merlet
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 10, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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David Noh, Film Journal International
It's been richly photographed and designed, but soon degenerates into a typical flesh-and-sin charade.
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
The film does a pretty good job of both recreating the world of 17th century art and of avoiding too much historical anachronism.
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Brandon Judell, Critics Inc./America Online
an always perceptive look into the life of an artist only previously known to the most academic of us. Merlet brings the sixteen-hundreds alive with all its wantonness.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A heroine who finds sanctuary in her imagination, the one truth that can be trusted.
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Cast
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Michel Serrault
as Orazio Gentileschi
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Valentina Cervi
as Artemisia Gentileschi
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Miki Manojlovic
as Agostino Tassi
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Luca Zingaretti
as Cosimo Quorli
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Brigitte Catillon
as Tuzia
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Frederic Pierrot
as Roberto
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Maurice Garrel
as The Judge
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Emmanuelle Devos
as Costanza
- Yann Trégouët
- Jacques Nolot
- Silvia De Santis
- Renato Carpentieri
