A TV Dante

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A TV Dante

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.

Release Date

1990-06-13

Year

1990

Duration

1h 28m

Status

Released

Score

6.40

Cast

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Virgil

Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Beatrice

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Dante

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Laurie Booth

Cerberus

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Lucy

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Susan Crowley

Francesca

Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Charon

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

David Rudkin

David Rudkin

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Tom Phillips