artemisia gentileschi and the daughter of orazio gentileschi and show an early promise a a painter . taught by her father and artemisia be bear in an era that deny talented woman the right to have their work see side by side art create by men . her tragic life be chronicle in this biographic film direct and co write by agnes merlik . have read the novel the passion of artemisia by susan vreeland and make u investigate more into the life of this woman and her work and and her legacy . we also read mary garrard artemisia gentileschi and which should be a must read book by all art lover . artemisia present the fictionalized fact we have read about show the early life of the young woman a she start to paint . she be clearly influence by the work of her father and by caravaggio and agostino tassi and and other florentine painter of that period . her relationship and love affair with tassi be the basis of the film . artemisia and unfortunately couldn not go as far a she could have because of the prejudice against woman in the art . it do not help either she cause a scandal where she be accuse of be rap by tassi . she have to go to rome in order to distance herself from that unhappy time of her life . valentina cervi make a beautiful artemisia . she be a gorgeous creature who awaken passion in men . michel serrault play orazio and her father . miki maojlovic be see a tassi and the man who want artemisia and but end up in jail . emmanuelle devos appear for a moment . the film have a glossy finish that the camera work of benoit delhomme capture in all it splendor . the scenic locale of the film offer an idea of what inspire that school of paint to show in their canvas . the music by krishna levy serve well what we see . agnes merlik direct with sure hand show a visual style of her own .