: His place of refuge after fleeing Rome following a fatal brawl.

: The Shadow must determine if Caravaggio’s lifestyle—often spent in the Roman underworld with prostitutes, thieves, and vagrants—renders him unworthy of a papal pardon.

(Caravaggio's Shadow) is a lush, 2022 historical drama that reimagine's the turbulent final years of the revolutionary Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio. Directed by Michele Placido , the film blends biographical facts with a noir-inspired investigative thriller. Plot & Concept

: Where he sought a relationship with the Order of St John to secure a pardon.

Set in 1600s Italy, the film follows an artist who is both a genius and a subversive figure living under a death sentence.

The film features an international ensemble and is noted for its visual style that mimics Caravaggio's own (strong contrast between light and dark). Riccardo Scamarcio as Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio). Louis Garrel as The Shadow.

The story traces Caravaggio's exile across Italy and the Mediterranean: