Riccardo Scamarcio will be Caravaggio in Michele Placido's new film

Filming has been underway in Naples for the past week for the film L’Ombra di Caravaggio, which aims to be "an event film about the intricate and adventurous existence of Michelangelo Merisi, told in his profound contradictions and in the unfathomable mystery of his tormented soul." Signing off as director is Michele Placido, who after a 50-year career and four years of work on the project, is making his 14th film as director on a screenplay by Sandro Petraglia, Michele Placido and Fidel Signorile.

“The Caravaggio that Placido puts on stage,” reads the presentation, "is a cursed artist of absolute talent, but above all a rock star ante litteram, a rebel without a cause forced to face the disturbing implications of a reckless life, with its women and demons, in which genius and unruliness coexist to give us a timeless character and a fascinating and universal icon."

Playing Caravaggio will be Riccardo Scamarcio, whose existence will be in the hands of aShadow, played by Louis Garrel. In the cast, Isabelle Huppert will be the Marquise Costanza Colonna, Micaela Ramazzotti will be the bursting Lena, and Michele Placido himself will play Cardinal del Monte. Alongside them will be many actors: from Vinicio Marchioni to Lolita Chammah, from Alessandro Haber to Moni Ovadia, from Lorenzo Lavia to Brenno Placido.

L’Ombra di Caravaggio also marks the film debut of Tedua, one of the most influential artists and rappers of the new Italian music scene, in the role of Cecco. Behind the scenes, a team of award-winning artists such as Tonino Zera for set design, Carlo Poggioli for costumes, while photography is by Michele D’Attanasio and editing by Consuelo Catucci. The music is by Planetoid.

Filming will move from Naples to Rome, Ariccia, Viterbo and surrounding areas, Frascati and Malta.

Riccardo Scamarcio will be Caravaggio in Michele Placido's new film

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