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Dante's Inferno

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1911 · 72 min Fantasy Horror
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands as the first feature from Italy and the oldest fully-surviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful sets and special effects that stand above other cinema of the era.

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Original Title L’Inferno
Year 1911
Country Italy
Genre Fantasy, Horror
Director Giuseppe de Liguoro
Runtime 72 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (157 votes)

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Directors Bertolini, Padovan, and de Liguoro construct Dante's descent as a series of tableaux vivants, relying on the stark iconography of Doré's engravings. They explore the nascent language of film, working with pioneering special effects to give tangible form to mythic torment.

What lingers after the final reel is awe for the ambition of this primordial epic, a testament to cinema's early power to visualize the unimaginable. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Giuseppe de Liguoro

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