i be normally a sucker for romantic film which be well film and well act out . this be a romantic ( period ) film set in 17th century italy and but film in french with english subtitle . the fact that it be a period film mean it will inevitably be slow pace than film set in the modern day era and so it will bore some . if you can overlook that fact and it be actually a really good film . the scenery and the costume and and the cinematography be beautiful and and the main actor and actress be very compel in their portrayal and project the intensity of the emotion that be run through the plot . the story be like a sad love story with an unhappy end . it easy to believe that this be an accurate portrayal of the real life character . in spite of the fact that i be really move by the main character and the storyline and i decide to check out the validity of the story and find out that the main theme of the movie story that of an sad unfinished love story be completely fabricate . in real life and artemisia be rap by tassi initially and rather than submit to his advance willingly and passionately a the movie have portray . she continue to have sexual relation with him only because he have repeatedly promise to marry her . when they be in court and he have not admit guilt of rape out of pity for artemisia torture ( unlike what the movie portray ) . in reality and he have try to portray artemisia a a loose and promiscuous woman with insatiable sexual urge . in the movie and his sister testify in court that tassi have a wife and have sexual relation with his sister in law and and tassi character be all the while make to appear a if his sister have be slander him regard his allege affair with his sister in law ( although he admit to have have a wife back in florence ) . needless to say and in reality it wasn not really like that at all . in fact and far from it . tassi be really responsible in the planned murder of his wife and whom he have beget from rape . and to add to that and tassi really have sexual relation with his sister in law and impregnate her in the process and but all this wasn not really mutual as well again and he have rap his sister in law before . so now we have a clear picture of the real tassi a a multiple sex offender and what do we make of the film artemisia portrayal of him a a lover . we take it a an attempt to make this movie into a romantic film . that this film be never make to be historically accurate . apart from these point just mention and there be other historical inaccuracy like in it interpretation of artemisia art ( in real life and she be never really influence by tassi painting style and and she be actually consider a much well painter than tassi ever be . ) one thing remain true and it the fact that artemisia gentileschi have be credit a the first woman painter in history and and although her mastery of the art rival many of her male peer and she have always experience difficulty in get enough credit for her work because of her gender a a woman and in 17th century italy . enjoy this film for it own sake and for it be a pretty good romantic drama and but take it historical reference with a grain of salt .