A TV Dante

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 13, 1990

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

David Rudkin,Tom Phillips,Robert Eddison,Joanne Whalley,David Attenborough,John Gielgud,Susan Wooldridge,Laurie Booth,Bob Peck,Susan Crowley

Director

Peter Greenaway,Tom Phillips

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0098428