A Season of Giants (Italian: La primavera di Michelangelo, also known as Michelangelo: The Last Giant) is a 1990 American-Italian biographical drama television film directed by Jerry London. Based on the Vincenzo Labella's book Una stagione di giganti, it depicts real life events of Michelangelo, his youth, his approach with art, his friendship with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, and his involvement in great political and religious events.[1][2][3][4]
| A Season of Giants | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Biography Drama History |
| Written by | Vincenzo Labella Julian Bond |
| Directed by | Jerry London |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Riz Ortolani |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | London Australia Rome |
| Cinematography | Daniele Nannuzzi |
| Editor | John Martinelli |
| Original release | |
| Release | November 4, 1990[1] |
Cast
edit- Mark Frankel as Michelangelo
- John Glover as Leonardo da Vinci
- F. Murray Abraham as Pope Julius II
- Ornella Muti as Onoria
- Ian Holm as Lorenzo De Medici
- Steven Berkoff as Savonarola
- Andrea Prodan as Raphael
- Jonathan Hyde as Solderini
- John Steiner as Cardinal Riario
- Ricky Tognazzi as Niccolò Machiavelli
- Julian Holloway as Aldovrandi
- Alessandro Gassman as Francesco Granacci
- Raf Vallone as Spanish Ambassador
- Pier Paolo Capponi as Burchard
- Angelo Infanti as Jacopo from Fiesole
- Anna Kanakis as Sister Ilaria
- Daniela Poggi as Bianca
- Tony Vogel as Bramante
- Giancarlo Prete as Angolo Poliziano
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Jacopo Galli
- John Hallam as Ludovico Buonarroti
- Mattia Sbragia as Lorenzo Di Pierfrancesco
- Marne Maitland as Romolino
- Venantino Venantini as Cardinal Jean de Lagraulas
- Francesca D'Aloja as Mona Lisa
- Danja Gazzara as Lucrezia Borgia
- Benito Stefanelli as the French Lieutenant
- Giuseppe Cederna as Cardiere
- Enrico Lo Verso as Scultore
References
edit- ^ a b "Michelangelo la sua vita..." La Repubblica. November 4, 1990. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Ken Tucker (March 15, 1991). "A Season of Giants (1991)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "A Season of Giants (1991)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ VV.AA. Variety Television Reviews, 1991-1992. Taylor & Francis, 1994. ISBN 0824037960.
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