Subscribe book shop travel with us smartnews history. Maurizio guarini is bringing hell into theatres with his new music and cinematic experience, dantes inferno live. The film took over three years to make involving more than 150 people and was the first full length italian feature film ever made. L inferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercandante on 10th march 1911. Dantes inferno to become hollywood romantic drama the.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Horror genre filmcinema studies bibliographies in harvard style. A short history of film 2008 rutgers university press new. The film took over three years to make involving more than 150 people. The dead disappear and reappear and demons fly through the sky as dante and his companion virgil make their way through the circles. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
Allow me to formally introduce you to the first silent adaptation of the divine comedy, l inferno, the worlds second fulllength feature film in history, clocking in at over three years in the making and collectively directed by three highly ambitious and thoroughly audacious fellows. Jan 04, 2014 often cited as the first featurelenght film ever, this version of dantes inferno also marked a milestone in italian early cinema. But, the movie studio will be competing with universal pictures v. Often cited as the first featurelenght film ever, this version of dantes inferno also marked a milestone in italian early cinema. Italian for hell is the first part of italian writer dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy. Dante alighieri and the divine comedy in popular culture.
Aug 07, 2011 wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question. Watch linferno 1911, italys first feature film and. Mute and bw italian film about inferno of dante alighieri. He was a director and actor, known for dantes inferno 1911, count ugolini 1908 and re lear 1910. Linferno 1911, the first italian feature film ever made, is a fantastical journey into the imagination of dante as we travel through hell encountering angels, demons and lucifer himself. L inferno, dantes inferno, 1911 l inferno dantes inferno 1911 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 later film was apparently more elaborate and extensive clips from it were included in two subsequent films entitled dantes inferno from 1924 and 1935, respectively, as well as ken russells altered states. Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercandante on 10th march 1911. One of the earliest feature films was this italian. Lovingly produced over three years using incredible special effects and set designs this cinematic masterpiece, a blockbuster in its time, has been lost in film archives for nearly 100 years. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Available on dvd from the cineteca bologna as part of their cento anni fa one hundred years ago series.
Musical accompaniment by the matti bye ensemble with intertitle narration by paul mcganna tour through the nine circles of hell, inferno from 1911 depicts the first part of dantes 14th century epic poem the divine comedy in such vivid imagery even nonbelievers might find themselves lurching toward the confessional. There will be no makeup exams and, unless noted differently in individual assignments, late work will lose a full letter grade for each day it is late except in the case of documented emergencies e. Aug 20, 2015 dantes inferno to become hollywood romantic drama. L inferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian feature film. One of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation. Movies are based on dante alighieris major work, the divine comedy. Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante 10 march 1911. Directed by sean meredith usa, 2007, hdcam, 88 min. Entirely framed in full or long shot, the film is pregriffithian in pacing and editing, with storytelling heavily relying on titles.
Linferno tangerine dream ntsc region 1 diabolikdvd. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This milestone silent movie features a series of spectacular scenes, as virgil leads dante through the. May 20, 2014 linferno is an important film achievement of the early teens, and really deserves to be more wellknown. Lovingly produced over three years using incredible special effects and set designs this cinematic masterpiece, a blockbuster in its time, has been lost in film archives for nearly 100.
Zeffirelli had been influenced by the 1911 silent movie linferno. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books. This is the sixtyfirst in a series of historicalcritical essays examining the best in. Youtube in their infinite wisdom has taken away my right to. Goblin keyboardist maurizio guarini presents a live performance of his original score to the firstever feature film produced in italya surreal and stillshocking adaptation of the most infamous section of dantes the divine comedy. Heres what you get when you search for dantes inferno on wikipedia.
Searching for a skeletal plot to hang atomic blonde 2. Zeffirelli had been influenced by the 1911 silent movie l inferno. The curious history of dante on screen prospect magazine. The classic tale of dantes journey through hell, loosely adapted from the divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dore. Dantes inferno cleveland institute of art college of art. In between those two movies came l inferno 1911 perhaps the finest cinematic adaptation of dantes inferno out there and the first featurelength italian movie ever. Mar 14, 2014 nel girone dei lussuriosi le anime sono sbattute in giro ad ogni raffica di vento. One of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation of dantes inferno. It is considered as the first fulllength italian movie ever made. L inferno 1911 aka dantes inferno article 2829 by dave sindelar viewing date. L inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy. This milestone silent movie features a series of spectacular scenes, as virgil leads dante through the nine circles of hell. The film took over three years to make involving more than 150 people and. He was a director and actor, known for dantes inferno 1911, count ugolini 1909 and homers odyssey 1911.
Italys film industry was relatively nascent when l inferno went into production in 1909. Linferno francesco bertolini, adolfo padovan, giuseppe. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante. Dantes inferno with maurizio guarini live score 1911, not rated, 68 min. The best movies directed by francesco bertolini, adolfo. Linferno 1911 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Go on a musical and cinematic journey as multiinstrumentalist, heavy metal pioneer, and award winning producer responsible for the progmetal band goblin and the soundtrack to dario argentos suspiria creates a compelling new soundtrack to the classic. Italy uk dante seeks to make his way to paradise, but must pass through the bowels of hell first. Linfernos depictions of hell closely followed those in the engravings of gustave dore for an edition of the divine comedy, which were familiar to an international audience, and employed several special effects. Qui sono punite didone, cleopatra ed elena di troia. The 1924 silent film dantes inferno, directed by henry otto, features the 1911 film, l inferno. This restored production is scored by tangerine dream. Dantes inferno w live score by maurizio guarini of.
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