Series·2024·TV-14·1 season

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

DocumentaryWar & Politics

The riveting life and times of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and his soaring masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" – one of the greatest achievements in the history of Western literature.

Created by Ric Burns

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The InfernoE1 · 114 min

Explores the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306.

ResurrectionE2 · 113 min

Explore Dante’s experience in exile, and his completion of the last two parts of the "Comedy," shortly before his death in Ravennain 1321. Interweaving soaring scenes drawn from Purgatory and Paradise, the film goes on to explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece from the time of his death down to today.

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5 credited

Antonio Fazzini
Antonio FazziniDante
Fattori Fraser
Fattori FraserBeatrice
Dikran Tulaine
Dikran TulaineVirgil
Alan Cox
Alan CoxNarrator (voice)
Catherine Adoyo
Catherine AdoyoInterviewee

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