A TV Dante

A TV Dante

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1990-06-13

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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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.

Released

1990-06-13

Runtime

88

Director

Tom Phillips

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

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Language

English

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    John Gielgud

    John Gielgud
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    Joanne Whalley

    Joanne Whalley
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    Bob Peck

    Bob Peck
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    Laurie Booth

    Laurie Booth
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    Susan Wooldridge

    Susan Wooldridge
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    Susan Crowley

    Susan Crowley
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    Robert Eddison

    Robert Eddison
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    David Attenborough

    David Attenborough
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    David Rudkin

    David Rudkin
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    Tom Phillips

    Tom Phillips