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  • Five Men and a Caravaggio (2018)
  • 74 min | Documentary
Five Men and a Caravaggio (2018)
74 min | Documentary

A Chinese artisan, in Dafen village in Southern China, reproduces by hand Caravaggio's John in the Wilderness, aka Saint John the Baptist. His studio is his home, and his family all participate in varying ways in the cottage industry of ...See moreA Chinese artisan, in Dafen village in Southern China, reproduces by hand Caravaggio's John in the Wilderness, aka Saint John the Baptist. His studio is his home, and his family all participate in varying ways in the cottage industry of reproducing western art for consumers. In London, a Swiss Italian poet, unveils the Chinese painter's copy, which he has received as a 40th birthday gift. The poet sees a youthful image of himself in the work, but he fears the copy does not capture the real essence of the original. His philosopher friend, formerly an amateur painter, says he can repaint the copy. The film then follows the philosopher repainting the copy, and two other friends, an Eritrean writer, who spurns all religion but yearns for artistic redemption, and a French photographer, whose nude wilderness self-portraits echo the Caravaggio masterpiece. The events in London are paralleled with a slice of life depiction of the Chinese artisan's family in Shenzhen, reproducing John in the Wilderness and dreaming of a better life. See less
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May 21, 2018 (Israel)

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