A Season of Giants

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A Season of Giants

Genre	Biography Drama History
Written by	Vincenzo Labella Julian Bond
Directed by	Jerry London
Starring	Mark Frankel F. Murray Abraham Ornella Muti
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 (1990-11-04)^[1]

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]

Cast

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

^ ^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.

External links

A Season of Giants at IMDb

Michelangelo

List of works
✻ attributed
†lost

Sculptures

Florence, c. 1488–1492	Head of a Faun† Madonna of the Stairs Battle of the Centaurs Crucifix
Bologna, 1494–1495	Additions to the Arca di San Domenico Saint Petronius Saint Proculus Angel
Rome, 1496–1500	Sleeping Cupid† Bacchus Standing Cupid† Pietà
Florence, 1501–1505	David Madonna of Bruges Additions to the Piccolomini Altarpiece Saints Peter, Paul, Pius and Gregory Pitti Tondo Taddei Tondo Saint Matthew Rothschild Bronzes
Tomb of Julius II, 1505–1545	Moses Rebellious Slave Dying Slave Young Slave Bearded Slave Atlas Slave Awakening Slave The Genius of Victory Rachel Leah
Florence, 1516–1534	Christ Carrying the Cross Medici Chapel Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours Night Day Dusk Dawn Medici Madonna Apollo Crouching Boy
Rome, 1534–1564	Brutus Florentine Pietà Palestrina Pietà ✻ Rondanini Pietà

Paintings

Panel paintings	The Torment of Saint Anthony Manchester Madonna The Entombment Doni Tondo Leda and the Swan†
Salone dei Cinquecento	Battle of Cascina†
Sistine Chapel (ceiling gallery)	Ceiling Separation of Light from Darkness The Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Plants The Creation of Adam Prophet Daniel Prophet Isaiah Prophet Jeremiah Prophet Joel Prophet Jonah The Last Judgment
Pauline Chapel	The Crucifixion of Saint Peter The Conversion of Saul

Architecture

Florence	New Sacristy and Laurentian Library in the Basilica of San Lorenzo
Rome	Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San Michele ✻ San Giovanni dei Fiorentini Porta Pia Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

Works on paper, milieu, etc.

Works on paper	Study of a Kneeling Nude Girl for The Entombment Male Back with a Flag Studies for the Libyan Sibyl The Punishment of Tityus Pietà for Vittoria Colonna Epifania
Milieu	Cecchino dei Bracci Tommaso dei Cavalieri Vittoria Colonna Ascanio Condivi Gherardo Perini Sebastiano del Piombo Febo di Poggio Luigi del Riccio
Related	Art patronage of Julius II Casa Buonarroti Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Michelangelo and the Medici Replicas of David Replicas of the Pietà Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950 documentary) The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961 novel, 1965 film) A Season of Giants (1990 TV film) Michelangelo (crater) Michelangelo quadrangle

Leonardo da Vinci

Paintings

Lost paintings	Medusa Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist The Holy Infants Embracing The Battle of Anghiari Leda and the Swan

Sculptures

Works on paper

Studies for the Virgin of the Rocks	Designs for an Adoration of the Christ Child Head of the Angel Head of the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Studies for the Last Supper	Head of Christ
Relating to the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne	The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist (London cartoon) Second cartoon (lost) Christ Child Drapery of the Virgin's Legs Drapery of the Virgin's Right Arm Head of Saint Anne Head of the Virgin