Il Peccato / Sin

2020, 134’, Andrei Konchalovsky. V.O. with English subtitles.

Wednesday 9 December at 6.00 pm.
Théâtre Monnot – Ashrafieh.

Andrei Konchalovsky’s IL PECCATO (SIN) follows Michelangelo through the agonies and ecstasy of his own creative genius, as two rival noble factions compete for his loyalty.
Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Alberto Testone) is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist’s loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici family, ascends to the papacy and charges him with a lucrative new commission – the façade of the San Lorenzo basilica. Forced to lie to maintain favour with both families, Michelangelo is progressively tormented by suspicion and hallucinations, leading him to ruthlessly examine his own moral and artistic failings. Written and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, IL PECCATO (SIN) is a gripping reflection on the agony and ecstasy of individual greatness, and the profound humanity behind the legend of the Renaissance.

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Il Peccato / Sin « s’inscrit dans le registre non pas du biopic,mais du portrait de l’artiste au sommet de sa carrière, soit au début du XVI^e siècle, lorsque Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) est tout à la fois célébré et haï pour son génie et son tempérament orageux, ses colères et ses trahisons. »
Clarisse Fabre in Le Monde 21/10/20.