#The Agony And The Ecstasy

[boydswan]

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (1965) dir. Carol Reed

[guessimdumb]

Smokey Robinson - The Agony And The Ecstasy (1975)

Absolutely sublime soul

And we need each other desperately, don't we baby?

[tommydashwood]

[ablueorangeintheocean]

The Agony and The Ecstasy by Bob Carlos Clarke 1994

[sackclothanddaisies]

just read captain wentworth’s letter

[fortunaestalta]

[cinemaquiles]

CINEMA E HISTÓRIA EM CINCO FILMES SOBRE PINTORES QUE MARCARAM A HISTÓRIA DA ARTE

[horriblehistorieschild]

And it's all over!! We play like shit and still win...unbelievable!!! The big winner of this match is Edin. His subs made all the difference. This was abysmal until the kids showed up and we finally came alive. Still concerned that we continue to dig holes for ourselves. We were lucky this time. Props to Greg cause this hole could've been much worse. 3-1 final score.

[hollywoodlady]

Charlton Heston on the set of 'The Agony and the Ecstasy', 1965.

[filmjunky-99]

t h e a g o n y a n d t h e e c s t a s y, 1965 🎬 dir. carol reed

[panitikan]

But what about the quality of the work? It was in the marrow of his bones to create only the finest he could produce; to create far beyond his abilities because he could be content with nothing that was not new, fresh, different, a palpable extension of the whole of the art. He had never compromised with quality; his integrity as a man and an artist was the rock on which his life was built. If he split that rock by indifference, by giving less than the exhausting best of himself, if he were content merely to get by, what was left of him?

Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy

[boydswan]

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (1965) dir. Carol Reed

[persistingevents]

Art for me is a torment, grievous when it goes bad, ecstatic when it goes well; but always it possesses me. When I have finished with a day of work I am a husk. Everything that was inside of me is now inside the marble or the fresco. That is why I have nothing to give elsewhere.

Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy

[sonofshermy]

[coffeeshelves]

also im now reading the agony and the ecstasy by irving stone and ngl i didnt think i would be too interested at first bc i dont really. its a biography of michelangelo and i dont really care for biographies. or michelangelo

but im only like 20 pages into it (but probably 10k words in bc the print in this book is so small) and i reaaaaaaaaaaally like stone's prose. like i get why his books are so highly rated now.

mostly im pushing myself to read bc im doing storygraph's like. read everyday in january challenge. and dont get me wrong i like what i've read so far but oh my god. i feel a bit like i'm reading for highschool again

which isnt a bad thing!! i do think its good to read challenging stuff, esp because i feel like i want to push thru bc i know theres good stuff in here

anyway. this book will probably last me the rest of january. theres like 800 pages in my copy lmaooo

[eruanna1875]

Where is your header from?

It is from a movie called "The Agony and the Ecstasy", from 1965! It has Charlton Heston as Michelangelo, and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II, and follows the story of the painting of the Sistine Chapel.

I think it's an amazing movie, excellently written and performed. It's not exactly an action movie, but there is conflict and tension in every scene without ever seeming forced. The themes are amazing, and there's this feel throughout of nobility, glory even.

Most of all, these two central characters are genuinely fascinating and I love their dynamic. One of my favourite scenes is the one I used in my header. In it, the two of them are talking, simply talking, about God and faith in the middle of the night.

I found the gif in this Tumblr post, if you want to check that out!

Thanks for the ask! It's been a while since I've thought about this movie, so thank you also for reminding me of it.