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Inferno

2008 · 96 min

A stark, ritualistic plunge into darkness, more visual poem than narrative, demanding surrender to its unsettling images.

Directed by
Romeo Castellucci
Genres
Drama
Starring
Romeo Castellucci, Alessandro Cafiso, Maria Luisa Cantarelli
Overview
Dante's 'La Divina Commedia' is a poem in three parts about a journey to hell, purgatory and finally, paradise. Romeo Castellucci created his own free adaptation on the gigantic stage of the Cour d'Honneur in Avignon, in the palace where the first French pope, Clement V, resided. The pope allows Dante to descend into the inferno. We are confronted with man's confusion, the fragmentation of the community and the darkness of art.

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Directed by
Romeo Castellucci
Genres
Drama
Starring
Romeo Castellucci, Alessandro Cafiso, Maria Luisa Cantarelli
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • death
  • isolation
  • power
  • art
Places
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity9
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Romeo Castellucci
Starring
Romeo Castellucci, Alessandro Cafiso, Maria Luisa Cantarelli, Silvia Costa, Sara Dal Corso, Antoine Le Menestrel, Manola Maiani, Luca Nava
Music
Scott Gibbons
Runtime
96 min
Languages
French

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