Dantes hell gets reinterpreted with exquisitely handdrawn paper puppets and. Watch dantes inferno by sean meredith online vimeo on. Dante s inferno is a series of six comic books based on the above video game. It s the epic toy theater film of the classic journey through hell, which looks a hell of a lot like the modern world. State college bar inferno to close, be replaced by hiway. It is for a more mature audience, more of a rated r or nc17, but is still a great reference for students reading it.
Dantes inferno has been kicking around the cultural playground for. Burn, baby, burn dantes inferno sergio leone and the infield fly rule read more. This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Now, with the help of writeractor puppeteer paul zaloom and director sean meredith, birk has adapted. An animated epic is a directtodvd animated film released on february 9, 2010. And populated with a contemporary cast of reprobates, including famous and infamous politicians, presidents, popes, pimps. The film of a lost young man s journey through hell. In the poem, hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the earth. James cromwell and dermot mulroney in dantes inferno 2007 dantes inferno 2007 add image see all 5. With tony abatemarco, scott adsit, matt besser, bill chott. An animated epic is a direct to dvd animated dark fantasy action film released on february 9, 2010. Rent dante s inferno 2007 starring dermot mulroney and james cromwell on dvd and bluray. Dante s hell gets reinterpreted with exquisitely handdrawn paper puppets and brought to life using purely handmade special effects. With freddy buxton, kara gross, sam jessop, juanita meunezdunlap.
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. It is inspired by dante alighieris epic poem, the divine comedy written in the 14th century, one of the greatest pieces of world literature. In between those two movies came l inferno 1911 perhaps the finest cinematic adaptation of dante s inferno out there and the first featurelength italian movie ever. The film is based on dantes inferno video game which is itself loosely based on dantes inferno. The inferno tells the journey of dante through hell, guided by the ancient roman poet virgil. Easily one of the most original films of the year, and probably one of.
Combining victorian toytheatre and the style of the graphic novel into a comichorror movie of apocalyptic proportions made with paper cutouts. Dante alighieri and the divine comedy in popular culture. This is well made and entertaining movie, with fantastic animation done in a variety of styles. Dantes inferno as a completely unrelated spencer tracy movie. Dantes inferno is a 2007 comedy film performed with handdrawn paper puppets on a toy theater stage.
Dantes inferno is a satirical update of the classic tour of hell performed with paper puppets and. Into the inferno tv episode 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dante journeys through the nine circles of hell limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy. And this is kind of what this movie is about, but it stays very close to dantes vision, with a modern twist. Watch dante 01 full movie in hd visit movie 15125 deep space, at the edge of the galaxy. The film was adapted from the book dantes inferno by. Rent dantes inferno 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Dante s inferno full gameplay walkthrough no commentary. Watch dantes inferno by sean meredith online vimeo on demand. The most baffling adaptations of dantes inferno, with one.
Dante s inferno disambiguation dante s inferno is the first part of dante alighieris epic poem divine c. There is one scene that is truly graphic as far as its use of paper dolls and sex. Dante s inferno is a 2007 comedy film performed with handdrawn paper puppets on a toy theater stage. Wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question.
Watch body of lies 2008 full movie free online streaming. Heres what you get when you search for dante s inferno on wikipedia. The story was slow moving and boring, the characters were mundane, and the dialogue was beyond dull. The epic film of a lost young mans journey through hell. The final night will bring a rare screening of dantes the movie orgy, a fourhour compilation of film clips that dante edited while in film school. Rediscover this literary classic, retold in a kind of contemporary apocalyptic graphic novel meets victorianera toy theater. Dante s inferno dante s inferno the divine comedy of dante alighieri translated by henry wadsworth longfellow volume 1 this is all of longfellows dante translation of inferno minus the illustrations. Italian for hell is the first part of italian writer dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy.
The film was adapted from the book dante s inferno by sandow birk and marcus sanders chronicle books, 2004, which is a modern update of the canticle inferno from dante alighieris epic poem divine comedy. The film is a tiein to a videogame, also titled dante s inferno. It includes the arguments prefixed to the cantos by the rev. Dantes inferno isnt necessarily the first videogame to be based on a piece of classic literature but it is the most mainstream title to do so. The film is based on dante s inferno video game which is itself loosely based on dante s inferno. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page. A cia agent attempts to trick al qaeda by planting suspicion within the group that their leaders are collaborating with the americans. In 2004, artist sandow birk collaborated with author marcus sanders to create an illustrated retelling of dante alighieri s divine comedy using hallmarks of contemporary america rather than dante s italy. Rediscover this literary classic, retold in a kind of apocalyptic graphic novel meets victorianera toy theater. With jay barber, amy hart, matthew ewald, megan braithwaite. William and catherine want to know what happened to their friends at the camp site, while writer beatrice learns that everything she once thought to be true of heaven and hell is a lie. Retold with the use of intricately handdrawn paper puppets and miniature sets, this unusual travelogue takes.
Dantes inferno 2008 a toy theater film home facebook. Are there any good movies of the epic dantes inferno. The very first film version of dante s inferno ever made. Dantes inferno 2008 hd trailer for the feature film youtube. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second most desirable place to live in america, and discovers that the long dormant volcano, dante. Blogs joe dante screens his favorite films at las new. But it has never before been interpreted with exquisitely handdrawn paper puppets, brought to life using purely handmade special effects. L inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieri s divine comedy. L inferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante on march 10, 1911. A subversive, darkly satirical update of the original 14th century literary classic. Harry lachmans 1935 dantes inferno is loosely based on the divine comedy in that its a completely unrelated.
Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. I found a 2010 animated version of dantes inferno on netflix, but before i watch it, i wanted to know if any of you likedknow of a different version and while were at it, those of you that saw the animated one, how was it. Based upon several documented supernatural monster sightings in the uk, inferno examines not only the obvious disruption a real monster would cause, but also that of the often obsessed investigators, researchers and theologians involved. Dantes inferno has been kicking around the cultural playground for over 700 years. L inferno took over three years to make, and was the first full length italian feature film. Dante journeys through the nine circles of hell limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. A darkly comedic travelogue of the underworld set against an alltoofamiliar urban backdrop of used car lots, gated communities, strip malls, and the u. Following in it s older brother dead space s footsteps, dantes inferno will be made into an animated movie. The movie is a good resource for teaching high school and college students.
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