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.
Credits
A TV Dante Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Joanne Whalley
She was 25, now 60 years old
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as Beatrice |
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Bob Peck
He was 44, 53 years old when he died
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as Dante |
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John Gielgud
He was 86, 96 years old when he died
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as Virgil |
A TV Dante Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Peter Greenaway as Director. He was 48 (now 82) years old
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Directing |
