Carravaggio, Love is the Devil

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The Revival House: Classic. Queer. Cinema. We start our series with two incredible examples of art and artistry in filmmaking.Caravaggio (Dir. Derek Jarman: U.K., 1986)7 years in the making, Caravaggio (U.K., 1986) remains one of Derek Jarman's most accessible and engaging works. Ostensibly a bio-pic on Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, an influential and controversial 17th century Italian artist, it has been noted that Jarman also wove into the story elements from his own life. Narrative in form though experimental in tone, Jarman tells the story of Caravaggio's life in a series of flashbacks utilizing a style which subtly melds elements of the contemporary world with that of Caravaggio's. A painter himself, Jarman brings Caravaggio's work intricately and brilliantly to life, not on the canvas, but through the lush action presented within the story.

Love Is The Devil: Study for a portrait of Francis Bacon
(Dir. John Maybury: U.K., 1998)Created by video artist, John Maybury (himself a peer and associate of Derek Jarman), Love is the Devil (U.K., 1998) portrays the tumultuous 7 year relationship between famed British painter, Francis Bacon, and his lover, George Dyer. The relationship between Bacon and Dyer begins when Dyer, a small time thief seeking to rob Bacon's home and studio, is caught by Bacon and invited to take whatever he like on the condition that he stay the night. Much like Caravaggio (but for entirely different reasons), Bacon's work is beautifully rendered, not on the canvas, but through the visual narrative of the film - bringing Bacon's often unsettling work horrifically to life.

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