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The Agony and the Ecstasy

From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.

★ 7.1 1965 138 min DramaHistory

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.

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Release
1965-09-16
TMDB score
7.1/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
International Classics
Topicsbased on novel or bookvatican (holy see)popeartistpainterbiographymichelangelo16th century

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