Artemisia

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

Artemisia

Directed : Agnès Merlet

Written : Patrick Amos Christine Miller Agnès Merlet

Stars : Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic Michel Serrault Valentina Cervi Luca Zingaretti

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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

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

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