Artemisia Movie Review 1997

Artemisia (Cervi) is the teenaged daughter of well-known artist Orazio Gentileschi (Serrault), who encourages her artistic pursuits. He bullies the local art academy to admit Artemisia, a no-no in 17th-century Rome, and she even tries the forbidden territory of the male nude. Soon her artistic passion is matched by a sexual passion for fellow artist Agostino Tassi (Manojlovic), but this time her father isn't so understanding and Artemisia becomes the center of a rape trial. The real Artemisia is considered to be the first known female artist. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Art & Artists, Order in the Court, True Stories, Dads, Women, Rome--Modern

Screenplay

Agnes Merlet

Cast

Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki (Predrag) Manojlovic, Luca Zingaretti, Brigitte Catillon, Frederic Pierrot, Maurice Garrel, Yahn Tregouet, Jacques Nolot

Cinematography

Benoit Delhomme

Director

Agnes Merlet

Music

Krishna Levy

Producer

Patrice Haddad, Premiere Heure, Miramax