Artemisia

Artemisia

98 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 10, 1997

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi. Her professional curiosity about the male anatomy, forbidden for her eyes, led her to the knowledge of sexual pleasure. But she was also well known because in 1612 she had to appear in a courtroom because her teacher, Agostino Tassi, was suspected of raping her. She tried to protect him, but was put in the thumb screws...

Artemisia

98 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 10, 1997

Artemisia
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi. Her professional curiosity about the male anatomy, forbidden for her eyes, led her to the knowledge of sexual pleasure. But she was also well known because in 1612 she had to appear in a courtroom because her teacher, Agostino Tassi, was suspected of raping her. She tried to protect him, but was put in the thumb screws...
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers France 3 Cinéma
Original title Artemisia
Directors Agnès Merlet
Writers Christine Miller, Patrick Amos, Agnès Merlet

Cast

Michel Serrault

as Orazio Gentileschi

Valentina Cervi

as Artemisia Gentileschi

Miki Manojlović

as Agostino Tassi

Luca Zingaretti

as Cosimo Quorli

Emmanuelle Devos

as Costanza

Frédéric Pierrot

as Roberto

Maurice Garrel

as il giudice

Yann Trégouët

as Fulvio

Jacques Nolot

as l'avvocato

Silvia De Santis

as Marisa

Renato Carpentieri

as Nicolo

Dominique Reymond

as sorella di Tassi

Liliane Rovère

as Moglie del ricco mercante

Alain Ollivier

as The Duke

Patrick Lancelot

as Direttore dell'Accademia

Rinaldo Rocco

as Studente dell'Accademia

Enrico Salimbeni

as Studente dell'Accademia

Catherine Zago

as Madre Superiora

Lorenzo Lavia

as Assistente di Orazio

Sami Bouajila

as Assistente di Tassi

Edoardo Ruiz

as Assistente di Tassi

Aaron De Luca

as Assistente di Tassi

Guido Roncalli

as Duke's Servant