The Agony and the Ecstasy

U 2h 18m 1965

Directed by Carol Reed

Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo

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The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy is showing at 1 cinema across Germany this week.

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.

Tomorrow

Wed 15 Jul

1 cinema across Germany