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The Eyes of Dante
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Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy: what were his eyes beholding when he conceived his journey from Inferno to Paradiso ?
They beheld the beauty of Italian art, the enchantment of Tuscan towns and landscapes, the force of Nature, the dramatic and violent experience of his own life.
An original portrayal of the greatest European poet of the Middle Ages, through the discovery of his visual universe. A journey into the great themes of mankind: the sense of life, the struggle between good and evil, the game of freedom, chance and fate.
They beheld the beauty of Italian art, the enchantment of Tuscan towns and landscapes, the force of Nature, the dramatic and violent experience of his own life.
An original portrayal of the greatest European poet of the Middle Ages, through the discovery of his visual universe. A journey into the great themes of mankind: the sense of life, the struggle between good and evil, the game of freedom, chance and fate.
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Director
Adolfo Conti
Production
Amalia Carandini for Doc Art s.r.l.
Co-production
Elmar Bartlmae for Leonardo Film GmbH
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World Sales
Ilaria Sbarigia for Doc Art s.r.l.
Festival Handling
Ilaria Sbarigia for Doc Art s.r.l.
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Spoken languages
Italian
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