Dante's Inferno

L’INFERNO

DANTE’S INFERNO

ITALY | 1911 | ITA | ENG SUBS | 68 MIN | LITERARY ADAPTATION

PRODUCTION: Milano Film, Saffi Comerio CAST: Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe De Liguoro

OPEN AIR

TORONTO

COMING SOON

ICFF.CA

Dante’s Inferno recounts faithfully the fi rst Cantica of the Divine Comedy, through a series of scenes inspired by the drawings of Gustave Doré. In the dark woods, Dante encounters Virgilio and initiates his journey through Hell with him. Dante’s Inferno is the fi rst 5-reel Italian fi lm and is considered one of the masterpieces of the costume drama genre, for which Italian producers created their fame in the 1910s. Its special cinematic and theatrical effects (over impression, the use of ropes and machineries for fl ying actors) make the fi lm a visionary work, where captions are used extensively and accurately for the fi rst time. The production took almost two years, employing hundreds of extras and huge three-dimensional sets, built in wood and plaster.

THE SCREENING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC, COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY MAURIZIO GUARINI. MAURIZIO GUARINI

Maurizio Guarini is bringing hell into theatres with his new music and cinematic experience, Dante’s Inferno Live! Go on a musical and cinematic journey as multi-instrumentalist, eclectic keyboard player for the award winning prog-rock band GOBLIN, author of the soundtrack to Dario Argento’s Suspiria, creates a compelling new score to the classic silent fi lm Dante’s Inferno-Live! Maurizio Guarini is a self-taught composer, keyboardist, and multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of the progressive rock band Goblin. Along with his many musical accomplishments, he is also credited with composing many infl uential fi lm scores such as Suspiria, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead, and many more. This new project of his unique musical take on Dante’s Inferno has been pleasing audiences around the globe.