The film was partly based on Irving Stone’s 1961 biographical novel The Agony and the Ecstasy. It not only encourages me, but lets me know what further posts you might enjoy as well. The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American film directed by Carol Reed and starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II. Thanks for letting me share is great movie with you! If you enjoyed the blog, or the movie – or are a fellow lover-of-Italy and Michelangelo – let me know! Please “like” this post, share a comment and/or follow me for further posts. Read more about Michelangelo and his Sistine Chapel masterpiece on my Blog posts: Michelangelo Alert! and Father’s Day. During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) contracts the influential artist Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. In the course of the novel Michelangelo must overcome the interference of his family, religious dogma, political intrigue, papal patronage, military campaigns, and artistic jealousy to realize his artistic ambition. However, with a bit of background in the art and history it portrays, it is a movie that I highly recommend to everyone to inspire them along the journey of cultural literacy! Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews. The Agony and the Ecstasy depicts Michelangelo’s struggle to become the embodiment of Renaissance humanism. While I personally did not find it too long, today’s younger generation, accustomed to more action and fast paced plots, may feel it moves too slowly at times. However, filmed in 1965, it is over 50 years old and more than two hours long. Still a Great Film after 50 years!Īs a movie, it earned lots of well-deserved accolades at the time. The tension of the movie is played out by the tempestuous interaction displayed between these two larger-than-life individuals, both the characters in history as well as in the actors who portrayed them in the film: Charlton Heston (Michelangelo) and Rex Harrison (Pope Julius II).įor anyone who has seen, or ever wishes to see, this breath-taking artistic masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel, this movie makes it come to life and enhances the real-life experience. The main theme of the movie captures the four to five years during which strong-willed Michelangelo was forced by the fiery Pope Julius II to paint the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, within the Vatican complex.
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