Book Vs Movie Podcast

Book Vs. Movie: Caravaggio in Print and on FilmKen Mora’s “Caravaggio: A Light Before Darkness” and Derek Jarman’s “Caravaggio”Today, we are joined by special guest co-host, author Ken Mora. We discuss the colorful, moving life of artist Michelangelo Caravaggio as portrayed in Mora’s graphic biography, “Caravaggio: A Light Before Darkness,” and in Derek Jarman’s 1986 film, “Caravaggio.”In this episode, we discuss:

• Caravaggio’s tempestuous and short life
• The differences between the book and the movie.
• Film debuts of Tilda Swinton and Sean Bean
• The process of bringing this story to the page and the advantages of graphic storytelling 

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