Summary 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... View more details
Directed : Agnès Merlet
Written : Patrick Amos Christine Miller Agnès Merlet
Stars : Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic Michel Serrault Valentina Cervi Luca Zingaretti
Genres : Drama Romance History Biography
Release date : Sep 9, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany Italy France
Language : French
Filming locations : Parco dell'Uccellina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Production companies : France 3 Cinéma Première Heure 3 Emme Cinematografica
Summary 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... View more details
Genres : Drama Romance History Biography
Release date : Sep 9, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany Italy France
Language : French
Filming locations : Parco dell'Uccellina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Production companies : France 3 Cinéma Première Heure 3 Emme Cinematografica
