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A TV Dante - The Inferno Cantos I-VIII (DVD, 2011)

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The extraordinary, multi-layered images on the screen are not so much state-of-the-art video but the state after that. (The Guardian). A TV Dante - The Inferno Cantos I-VIII (DVD, 2011). Actors ‏ : ‎ John Gielgud, Bob Peck.

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A multi-layered dramatisation of one of Western literature's greatest masterpieces: the medieval poet Dante's vision of Hell, where figures from Dante's own time mix with mythological and biblical characters as they suffer horribly appropriate punishments for their sins. Dante (narrated by Bob Peck) is guided physically by the Roman poet Virgil (John Gielgud) and spiritually by his life-long inspiration, Beatrice (Joanne Whalley). 'Abandon hope all ye who enter'.

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EAN5037899014837

eBay Product ID (ePID)102214723

Product Key Features

ActorJohn Gielgud, Joanne Whalley, Bob Peck

Film/TV TitleA TV Dante-The Inferno Cantos I-Viii

DirectorPeter Greenaway

FormatDVD

Release Year2011

GenreDrama, General

Run Time82 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Additional InformationPeter Greenaway's take on Dante's Inferno is a fascinating journey through a well-known classical work. The close-ups of Bob Peck (as Dante) and Sir John Gielgud (as Virgil, whom Dante has asked to be his guide to Hell) are accompanied by superimposed images of people, events, and animals mentioned in the text. Moreover, small screens pop up, with literature experts, historians, biologists, and even animal behaviorists offering their comments on the proceedings. The project was conceived by Greenaway together with translator Tom Phillips; they originally intended to cover all 34 cantos of Dante's work, but in fact did only the first eight cantos. The sequel, Cantos 9-14, was made by famed Chilean expatriate filmmaker Raul Ruiz.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleA TV Dante - The Inferno Cantos I-VIII

Consumer AdviceContains frequent strong nudity