A TV Dante (1990)
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A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of his 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy. The eight cantos of the film are not conventionally dramatised, rather they are illuminated with layered and juxtaposed imagery while the text is read entirely in "talking head" fashion, and punctuated with a kaleidoscopic blend of both newly shot and archival footage.
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John GielgudVirgilLaurie BoothCerberus
Joanne WhalleyBeatrice
Susan WooldridgeLucy
Bob PeckDanteSusan CrowleyFrancesca
Robert EddisonCharon
David AttenboroughHimself
David RudkinHimselfTom PhillipsHimselfMovie DNA
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What is A TV Dante about?
A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of his 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy. The eight cantos of the film are not conventionally dramatised, rather they are illuminated with layered and juxtaposed imagery while the text is read entirely in "talking head" fashion, and punctuated with a kaleidoscopic blend of both newly shot and archival footage.
How long is A TV Dante?
A TV Dante has a runtime of 88 minutes.