Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist's loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici family, ascends to the papacy and charges him with a lucrative new commission: the fa©ʹade of the San Lorenzo basilica. Forced to lie to maintain favor with both families, Michelangelo is progressively tormented by suspicion and hallucinations, leading him to ruthlessly examine his own moral and artistic failings.
MWT rating: NR.|||adult
Corinth Films, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation with the financial support of Art Science & Sport Charity Foundation and Channel One Russia present a Russian-Italian coproduction; producers Andrei Konchalovsky & Elda Ferri Volynkina; written & directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
Bonus features: Making of Sin video, Q&A Zoom video with Andrei Konchalovsky
Adriano Chiaramida, Yuliya Vysotskaya, Orso Maria Guerrini.
Director, Andrei Konchalovsky.
DVD, NTSC, region 1
Italian audio; English subtitles.
