it figure this be a french film and lol and with the emphasis on young girl with much old men . why be it the french be so fixate on this kind of thing . when the age difference be this great and it really come off a pervy . valentina cervi be beautiful ( she bear a strong resemblance to olivia hussey and of zeffirelli 68 romeo and juliet and set in a similar period ) and but she look about 15 and the actor play tassi and her painting instructor and look . well and 50 be kind . other poster have do the work of explain the historical record ( unusually detail in this case ) of the real artemisia and a great artist and one of the early recognize female painter of this period ( 17th century ) . her story speaks to u in modern time particularly because of the age old accusation that all great artist be men she pretty much blast that assertion to bit and because the story of her rape trial be so poignant . not only be she clearly assault and and force into a degrade sexual relationship ( because in those day marriage to your assaulter be the only way to avoid social shame ) and but tassi be a serial rapist and possibly kill his wife and child . the movie do a terrible disservice by invert this truly fascinate and remarkable real life story very dramatic and not in need of any spice up because in some weird frencified way and it hot to have an oversexed teenager draw male sexual organ and have a hot love affair with a man old enough to be her grandfather . that sexy the truth be boring and seem too feminist or politically correct . it also disturb me that this be only part of artemisia life consider interesting enough to film . the fact that she paint for decade ( her famous painting of judith beheading holfernes be paint after and not before the rape ) and that she be the first woman admit to the prestigious florentine academy and that she go on to have child . oh that bore stuff . after all and that about a middle age woman and they aren not hot like teenager . i understand that there be a lot of creative license in make a film ( or a book ) about a real historical character . you need to create dialog and have subplots and create dramatic structure . certainly some detail can be sacrifice it no big deal if the date be move a few year and or if artemisia be play by a blonde actress ( when we know from her self portrait that she be a brunette . and a big bone one and not a skinny minny ) and or something like that . but to turn her story around on her and and make rape into a romance be actually sick and disturb . it even worse because the director be female . she should be horribly ashamed of herself . if you like this ( and i know some people could care less about the real woman artist and just like period costume and hot sex ) and you will probably like dangerous beauty with rufus sewell and catherine mccormack . similarly base on heavily re write history and with lot of heave bosom and jewel encrust goblet represent bon appetit .