The Museum of Modern Art

November 1, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — Caravaggio (1986)

Jarman’s Caravaggio is a feverish, chiaroscuro portrait of the Baroque artist who hustled painting commissions out of the Church while consorting with male lovers, prostitutes, and the criminal underclass of early 17th-century Rome. Caravaggio

1986. Great Britain. With Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton, Michael Gough. Derek Jarman. 93 min. Screenplay by Jarman, Suso Cecchi d’Amico.