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The
Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso) is known
as the second biggest Christian story ever told after The Gospel.
Dante's Inferno Documented, now in its final stages of post-production,
started filming in Italy (Rome, Florence and Bellagio) in February,
2008 and continued in Los Angeles,
United States in March, August, December 2008, January
2009
(including its narration) and finished additional filming in February of 2009.
Dante's Inferno Documented is expected to premiere in Europe and North America in August and September 2009 respectively at major film festivals soon to be announced.
This unique
and breakthrough documentary presents Inferno, the first
part of The
Divine Comedy masterpiece, written by Dante Alighieri
during his exile from Florence, in Italy during 1308. Dante's
Inferno Documented is not only a tribute to Dante Alighieri,
the best poet of all time, but also to Gustave Dore,
the best illustrator of all time.
Dante's
Inferno Documented
is an introduction to Dante Alighieri's journey through
the first part of the afterlife, Inferno. It is a four-quadrant
compelling film organized circle by circle and presented in an
unprecedented and unique way that no other documentary has done
up until now. Dante's Inferno Documented is
a visual and narrative journey to Hell told by over 30 scholars
and artists who were interviewed on Dante's Inferno,
in both Italy and the United States. It features over 50 black
and white illustrations by Gustave Dore, over 50 original
color illustrations from the upcoming Dante's Inferno
comic book and magazine
series and a few dramatic animations from the upcoming animation
short film.
The main
purpose of this documentary is to present Dante's story in an
easy and understandable way to encourage people to read The
Divine Comedy book.
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