directed by: Carol Reed, year: 1965
actors: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison

The Agony and the Ecstasy is a historical drama film that tells the story of the artist Michelangelo and his struggles to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The film explores the tension between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II as they clash over artistic vision and religious tradition.

Renaissance, Michelangelo, Artistic Struggle, Pope Julius Ii, Sistine Chapel