
On Her Back[1995]
The True Story Of Michaelangela
Michaelangelo has been asked to paint a chapel - the ceiling, to be exact. But only his sister - Dyanna Lauren as Michaelangela - wants the job. The pope doesn't think a woman can do the job. So Dyanna sets out to persuade him otherwise - the very same way she'd paint the ceiling: On Her Back...

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