By this point its impossible to imagine russell remaining on television at all. Britains bloodiest dynasty s1 e1 britains bloodiest dynasty. Edmund goulding wrote this cautionary silent drama in which a wicked capitalist learns the error of his ways after reading a copy of the inferno and. Dantes inferno is the first part of dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy dantes inferno may also refer to. When his father and fiancee are murdered, a warrior must travel through the many circles of hell in order to retrieve his true love from lucifer. Dante s inferno is a 1924 american silent drama film directed by henry otto that was released by fox film corporation and adapted from inferno, part of dante alighieris epic poem divine comedy.
Inferno on dvd january 24, 2017 starring tom hanks, felicity jones, omar sy, ben foster. Hd dantes inferno 1924 film completo altadefinizione. The fantasy sequences of dantes inferno echoes that of the earlier film adaptations of dante alighieris poem from linferno 1911, dantes inferno 1924 and maciste allinferno 1925. Dantes inferno 1911 worlds oldest surviving feature. It is inspired by dante alighieris epic poem, the divine comedy written in the 14th century, one of the greatest pieces of world literature. Dantes inferno 1924 12 out of 4 a meanspirted, heartless father begins reading dantes inferno and is soon visited by a demon who shows him what hell is like. Loosely adapted from dantes divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dore the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by tangerine dream. The film mixes material from dante s inferno with plot points from charles dickens a christmas carol. The film is a tiein to a videogame, also titled dantes inferno. L inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from dante alighieris the divine comedy. This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. With ralph lewis, winifred landis, william scott, pauline starke. Dantes inferno is a 1924 american silent drama film directed by henry otto that was released by fox film corporation and adapted from inferno, part of dante.
Based on eas musthave game, the animated feature dantes inferno follows dante on. Dantes inferno 1924 mortimer judd ralph lewis is a coldhearted businessman who refuses to help his old friend eugene josef swickard financially. This is well made and entertaining movie, with fantastic animation done in a variety of styles. The father aspect of this is clearly lifted from a christmas carol but it works fairly neatly but the real aspect are all the scenes in hell, which i guess the filmmakers used.
The book was filmed earlier in 1911 in italy as l inferno, and fox later remade the film in 1935. I kept placing the mouse on the scroll bar to see how much time was left. The opposite response would be dantes inferno, the 2010 game that was adapted into an animated tiein film, and that evil dead remake helmer fede alvarez was tapped to direct for universal. The 1911 dantes inferno film is a hellish delight tristan ettleman. Wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question. The businessman is tried for murder and executed, and is afterward taken by demons to the hell where he will spend the rest of eternity. L inferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian feature film.
Although the video quality is quite poor maybe this will give the 1924 version of dante s inferno the exposure it needs to finally make it to a. There have been at least three movies, of varying quality and importance, based on dantes inferno. In this clip, dante has reached the20 lowest circle of hell, where satan resides. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and. Dantes inferno has been kicking around the cultural playground for over 700 years. And if not, this is a great way to be introduced to the titan of classical epics. Its the epic toy theater film of the classic journey through hell, which looks a hell of a lot like the modern world. Evil dead director helming dantes inferno film report uruguayan director fede alvarez reportedly in talks to direct liveaction adaptation of electronic arts 2010 action game. The first worldwide was the story of the kelly gang, which wa. Dantes inferno, a film based around a fairground attraction depicting the inferno. Despite the use of cardboard cutouts as puppets, dantes inferno colours the realm so brightly that in many cases, i have seen folk read the poem based on their enjoyment of the film. In the poem, hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the earth.
But it has never before been interpreted with exquisitely handdrawn paper puppets, brought to life using purely handmade special effects. The film is based on dantes inferno video game which is itself loosely based on dantes inferno. Heres what you get when you search for dantes inferno on wikipedia. Everything you need to know about inferno movie 2016. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian feature film. Rediscover this literary classic, retold in a kind of apocalyptic graphic novel meets victorianera toy theater. Animazione avventura azione commedia crime documentario dramma famiglia fantascienza fantasy guerra horror mistero musica romance storia televisione film thriller western. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Follow dante as he braves the nine circles of hell on a mission to rescue his beloved beatrice from the infernal grasp of lucifer. Also the first featurelength film to be shown in its entirety, in one screening, in the usa. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from dante alighieris the divine comedy.
Finds the famous symbologist again played by tom hanks on a trail of clues tied to the great dante himself. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieri s divine comedy. The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. It was the first feature length movie produced in italy. Italian for hell is the first part of italian writer dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy. The story was slow moving and boring, the characters were mundane, and the dialogue was beyond dull. This was fox film corporations last film before the company merged with twentieth century pictures to form 20th. An animated epic is a direct to dvd animated dark fantasy action film released on february 9, 2010. Dantes inferno, a silent film about a slum landlord sent to hell. Dantes inferno is a 1935 motion picture starring spencer tracy and loosely based on dante alighieris divine comedy. Official movie trailer based on jane austen classic. Betrayal part 1 of 4 the real game of thrones timeline duration. Dantes inferno film completo ita game movie duration. A featurelength companion piece to the electronic arts videogame.
The film remains primarily remembered for a 10minute depiction of hell realised by director harry lachman, himself an established postimpressionist painter. Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante on march 10, 1911. Evil dead director helming dantes inferno film report. Dantes inferno disambiguation dantes inferno is the first part of dante alighieris epic poem divine c.
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