Worlds oldest surviving featurelength film alighieri l inferno by change before going productions. Like a fairy tale gone wrong, or a hieronymus bosch painting set in motion, the canonical work of italys early silent era infused biblical subject matter with fantasy, the gothic, and the delightfully obscene. Per imdb, this is an edited down version as it states the original running time. Nov 02, 2016 in september, anchor books released a movietiein edition of dan browns 20 bestseller inferno, to accompany ron howards adaptation of the novel, which came out in theatres last. Sienna brooks, and together they must race across europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. A tour through the nine circles of hell, inferno from 1911 depicts the first part of. Inferno stars tom hanks, felicity jones, omar sy and ben.
Virgil gives dante a tour of hells circles and the directors offer a wellconceived. Loosely adapted from dantes divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dore the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by. The likable jones, meanwhile, serves as a sharp and plucky foil to hanks straightforward langdon. Dantes inferno movie adaptation is coming from warner. The inferno follows the wanderings of the poet dante as he strays off the rightful and straight path of moral truth and gets lost in a dark wood. On the first day of shooting, jason lee was on the new orleans set as brodie bruce and now brian o. Inspiration, a silent film released in 1915, is believed to be the first american motion picture with a leading actor in a nude scene.
Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian feature film. It includes nightmarish imagery of a hell on earth, with twisted, disfigured, diseased people, as well as burning, rivers of blood, and more. An american college student in rome and his sister in new york investigate a series of killings in both locations where their resident addresses are the domain of two covens of witches.
Even as a silent film, dantes inferno offered plenty of drama to thrill moviegoers, so it was one of the earliest stories filmed. Allow me to formally introduce you to the first silent adaptation of the divine comedy, l inferno, the worlds second fulllength feature film in history, clocking in at over three years in the making and collectively directed by three highly ambitious and thoroughly audacious fellows. As i suggested in my 1998 essay dante and cavalcanti on making distinctions in matters of love. Dantes inferno movie adaptation is coming from warner bros. Dantes inferno 1924 is a silent film released by fox film corporation, and adapted from inferno, part of dante alighieri s epic poem divine comedy. Inferno 5 in its lyric and autobiographical context see coordinated readings, we can do this by comparing dantes treatment of lust in inferno 5 to that of various moralistic. Loosely adapted from dantes divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dore the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by tangerine dream. Finds the famous symbologist again played by tom hanks on a trail of clues tied to the great dante himself. With tom hanks, felicity jones, irrfan khan, ben foster. It was the first feature length movie produced in italy. Jan 12, 2016 with live soundtrack by marco castelli. See more ideas about dantes inferno, dante alighieri and art. Everything you need to know about inferno movie 2016.
Review tangerine dream have composed a worthy accompaniment that can rightfully claim its place alongside the classic movie it supports. This is the 1924 silent film adaptation of dantes inferno produced by the fox film corporation. The film mixes material from dantes inferno with plot points from charles dickens a christmas carol. Loosely adapted from dantes divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dore the original silent film has been restored and has. Tangerine dream have composed a worthy accompaniment that can rightfully claim its place alongside the classic movie it supports. Dantes inferno disambiguation dantes inferno is the first part of dante alighieris epic poem divine c.
An epic italian film quo vadis influenced many of the later movies. The film follows rose, who takes her adopted daughter. The inferno linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy. The climax, with hart emerging from the inferno he has created to witness the destruction of hells hinges, is often used as an example of the power of the silent western. The context of the nudity in the film was that of an artists model, played by audrey munson, at work. Where to start with silent horror films horror movie. Considering l inferno was released in 1911 and was the first italian feature ever, its quite impressive.
This first ever dvd release of l inferno is scored by tangerine dream and brings this silent film into the modern age in an extraordinary and powerful synthesis of old and new. Featuring heretics, adulterers, gluttons, and misers, with cameos from the vixens of antiquitycleopatra, helen of troy, and didolinfernos preponderance of naked flesh reportedly featuring the first ever scene of fullfrontal male nudity was about as lascivious as early silent film came. Jul 25, 2009 after being sacked from the ship, he is soon also sacked from a fairground stall, but kindly pop mcwade silent film star henry b. This is a new version of the film combining material from different archives and has never been seen before. Even in 1911, italian cinema was delivering the macabre goods. A nightmarish encyclopedia of the tortures that await the damned, linferno is among the most graphic and discomforting silent films ive ever seen.
The screenplay by riccardo artuffo provided director guido brignone with a scenario rich in fantastic and bizarre humor. More classic silent films added daily to the channel. This thrilling movie is a genuine ripping yarn with intrigue, mystery, tension and outstanding surprises. Wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question. The film stars irene miracle, leigh mccloskey, eleonora giorgi, daria nicolodi and alida valli. Harts direction, like his acting, is simple, forceful and it gets the job done. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema. It remains an interesting movie not just for its historical significance but for its enduring artistic and entertainment value. Inferno, a movie even tom hanks couldnt save the new yorker. Directed by fritz lang, this silent film classic interprets le corbusiers plans for the future, imagining a milehigh city built by slaves. When robert langdon wakes up in an italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with dr. The inferno l inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy. Inferno is a 2016 american action mystery thriller film directed by ron howard and written by david koepp, loosely based on the 20 novel of the same name by dan brown.
The best thing about old classic silent movies is that they are absolutely free to watch and download legally. Musical accompaniment by the matti bye ensemble with intertitle narration by paul mcganna tour through the nine circles of hell, inferno from 1911 depicts the first part of dantes 14th century epic poem the divine comedy in such vivid imagery even nonbelievers might find themselves lurching toward the confessional. Visit crows post to learn more about l inferno s critical and commercial success, then watch the full movie. Aug 20, 2015 in 2010, the animated movie dantes inferno. Dantes inferno is a 1924 american silent drama film directed by henry otto that was released by fox film corporation and adapted from inferno, part of dante alighieris epic poem divine comedy. L inferno 1911 full movie wlive score 2016 duration. An animated epic was released, of course theres the spencer tracystarring 1935 adaptation, the silent film version in 1924, and other movies dating. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from dante alighieris the divine comedy. Actor walker edmiston recorded a single line for the charactergood luck, magnus.
Surprisingly, unlike other forms of precode nudity, several male actors get into the act. Heres what you get when you search for dantes inferno on wikipedia. One of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation. There have been at least three movies, of varying quality and importance, based on dantes inferno. In 2002, l inferno was reissued with a new soundtrack composed by tangerine dream. May 12, 2014 when the movie industry was young, moviemakers turned to literary classics to find stories to tell. The film is an adaptation of konamis 1999 video game silent hill. Dantes inferno 1911 silent film part 2 video dailymotion.
The cinematography was by romano albani, and keith emerson composed the films musical score. Tom hanks had been expected to reprise his role as robert langdon in the lost symbol, the third novel in dan browns book series. The movie, helping to cover ultra magnus and the rest of the main cast as they made a break for the shuttles when galvatrons forces attacked autobot city, but was cut from the finished feature. Check out our list of old silent films, your greatest source of information on the internet about silent films.
Intellectually, shes his equalbut shes also forced to run in heels a lot. In this first full length film, we see the various levels of hell, complete with demons, giants, and devils, thanks to some amazing special. This is the sixtyfirst in a series of historicalcritical essays examining the best in film from each year. Its pure spectacle, using makeup, smoke, and optical effects to create a hellscape for the ages. The poet dante is given a tour of hell guided by the poet virgil. L inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from dante alighieris the divine comedy. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. As the industry slowly transitioned to longer movies with more powerful narratives, l inferno stood out as a major success. Dantes inferno passed 1h drama, horror, romance 7 september 1924 usa the tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. Bare bodies writhe in agony in almost every scene, delivering silent screams as hellish beats and meilesesque demons torment them. Yet, for all its sensationalism and carnality, milano films production of the first cantica of dante alighieris the divine comedy legitimized cinema as a seventh art. L inferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante on march 10, 1911. The 1911 silent film l inferno was italys first fulllength feature film.
Inferno on dvd january 24, 2017 starring tom hanks, felicity jones, omar sy, ben foster. Oct 28, 2016 the movie s already cleaning up overseas, and got off to a mild start in the states on thursday night but is expected to win the weekend. Precode nudity update and film guide precode hollywood. Oct, 2016 l inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from dante alighieris the divine comedy.
Their 66 minute version of maciste all inferno 1926 is well short of the film s original 95 minute running time. Aug 07, 2011 wikipedia provides what may be a definitive answer to this question. Less a film than an experience, inferno is a great introduction to what silent films do well. Hell a map of hell from the mandelbaum translation of inferno. L inferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian feature film ever made. The last maciste film produced in the silent era was maciste all inferno maciste in the underworld.
The 1911 dantes inferno film is a hellish delight tristan ettleman. Walthall takes pity on him and offers him work helping with his attraction, a downatheel presentation of dantes inferno. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The inferno movie was later lost, as many other movies of the silent era, but was fortunately recovered. L inferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy. Inferno was originally intended to appear in the transformers. Dantes inferno 1911 loosely adapted from dantes divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dore the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by tangerine dream. Jul 10, 2017 linferno 1911 full movie wlive score 2016 duration. For the dvd version, producer giorgio moroder cranked up the pacing, restored the tints, and added a rock and disco soundtrack. Background score of dubbed from vinyl orchestra or organ recordings matches screen action fairly well.
Grapevine video is a dvdr manufacturer with an impressive catalog of the rarest silent and early sound movies. Inferno is a 1980 italian supernatural horror film written and directed by dario argento. With amleto novelli, gustavo serena, carlo cattaneo, amelia cattaneo. I once thought that the inferno dream sequence had been lifted from a silent film, perhaps an italian import, but the sequence looks very consistent in quality, and stylistically all of a piece. The devil takes maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieri s divine comedy.
L inferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian feature film. The plot follows a young mans investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been. Just as three wild animals threaten to attack him, dante is rescued by the ghost of virgil, a celebrated roman poet and also dantes idol. Jul 03, 2015 smart news keeping you current one of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation of dantes inferno its the earliest surviving complete featurelength film, made in 1911. Its elaborate tableaux and stunning special effects took two years to. Now in region a one of the best releases from the early 50s 3d boom. It stars radha mitchell, sean bean, laurie holden, deborah kara unger, kim coates, tanya allen, alice krige, and jodelle ferland.
Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante on march 10, 1911. Senselessly frantic and altogether shallow, inferno sends the robert langdon trilogy spiraling to a convoluted new low. Open culture recently added the film to their collection of 700 free movies online. Since silent films and the glorious gloria swanson, directors have been using swimming and bathing scenes as a source of decadence and undue exposure.