Drama ·TV Movie · Germany · 1990 · 1h 58m

Cellini: A Violent Life

Una vita scellerata

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Director
Giacomo Battiato
Cast
Wadeck Stanczak as Benvenuto Cellini Max von Sydow as Pope Clement VII Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as François the First Ben Kingsley as Governor Sophie Ward as Porzia / Supplizia Maurizio Donadoni as Florentine Red
Crew
Dante Spinotti — Director of Photography Claudio Di Mauro — Editor Élisabeth Couque — Editor Franco Battiato — Original Music Composer Vittorio Bonicelli — Writer Jean-Louis Povéda — Production Design
Synopsis

The story of Benvenuto Cellinin (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes. There is also the mini-series version consisted of three 90 minutes episodes, broadcasted by RaiDue.

Mood & Themes
popebiographyflorence, italyitalian artitalian renaissance
Key Collaborators
Giacomo Battiato Director Dante Spinotti Director of Photography Claudio Di Mauro Editor Élisabeth Couque Editor Franco Battiato Original Music Composer Vittorio Bonicelli Writer Jean-Louis Povéda Production Design
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