Acting
Testone's Michelangelo is all grime and divine torment.
Production
Lived-in Renaissance filth, not polished postcard Italy.
Cinematography
Shadows that swallow souls. Gorgeous and oppressive.

Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Konchalovsky spent years securing Carrara quarry access; those aren't sets, that's real white marble dust coating everything.
The title refers to Michelangelo's belief that his artistic hubris was literally sinful—his unfinished works were his confession.