The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy1965

Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: APPROVED
Runtime: 138 minutes

The Agony and the Ecstasy may refer to: The Agony and the Ecstasy (novel), a 1961 novel by Irving Stone about the painter Michelangelo The Agony and the Ecstasy (film), a 1965 film starring Charlton Heston, partly based on the novel The Agony and t… more »



Raphael:
For what is an artist in this world but a servant, a lackey for the rich and powerful? Before we even begin to work, to feed this craving of ours, we must find a patron, a rich man of affairs, or a merchant, or a prince or... a Pope. We must bow, fawn, kiss hands to be able to do the things we must do or die.

[chuckles]

Raphael:
We are harlots always peddling beauty at the doorsteps of the mighty.

Michelangelo:
If it comes to that, I won't be an artist.

Raphael:
[scoffs] You'll always be an artist. You have no choice.

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    Truer words were never spoken, Raphael!
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