Linferno, the first full length italian film, a horrorfilled. 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. Linferno is a film bizarrely forgotten by anglophone film history. Although the men wear loincloths, and very few glimpses of full frontal. The 1911 dantes inferno film is a hellish delight tristan ettleman. Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante on march 10, 1911. Dantes inferno 1911 synopsis, characteristics, moods. The film took over three years to make and was the first full lengh italian feature film ever made. With its horned demons, headless specters, and winged harpies, 1911s linferno revels in the grotesque, the feudal, and the macabre. Linferno 1911 francesco bertolini, adolfo padovan, giuseppe. Allow me to formally introduce you to the first silent adaptation of the divine comedy, linferno, the worlds second full length feature film in history, clocking in at over three years in the making and collectively directed by three highly ambitious and thoroughly audacious fellows. Media in category l inferno 1911 film the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Its success was not confined to italy, it was an international hit taking more than 2.
Historically important film as it stands as the first feature from italy as well as the first film to show full frontal nudity. The first full length feature film produced in italy was the 1911 movie linferno. Watch dantes inferno 1911 full movie online free loosely adapted from dantes divine comedy and inspired by the illustrations of gustav dor the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by tangerine dream. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy. Mute and bw italian film about inferno of dante alighieri. Mar 06, 2018 linferno 1911 was the first full length italian film. On the plus side, the special effects are quite stunning for the era. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first full. This version of the 1911 film linferno by bertolucci presents the original credits and the original score, although i think the version posted earlier has greater film clarity. The very first film version of dantes inferno ever made. Italys film industry was relatively nascent when linferno went into production.
Jul, 2018 hell, 1911, is a silent film of italian cinema and is an adaptation of the book of divine comedy, written by dante. 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. Linferno 1911 out of 4 historically important film as it stands as the first feature from italy as well as the first film to show full frontal nudity. Considering l inferno was released in 1911 and was the first italian feature ever, its quite impressive. Watch dantes inferno 1911 full movie online free at. Dante travels to hell where he gets to see what really goes on down there. This silent film took three years to make and featured special effects which were very advanced for the time. Xii performed live 03282019 at agitator coop gallery in chicago, il as accompaniment to a screening of linferno 1911. The film consists mostly of hefty intertitles interspersed with short action scenes. The film also get credit for being the first movie in gore cinema, with mutilations, demons, and varied forms of punishments. Media in category linferno 1911 film the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
My thanks to comic artist gary erskine for highlighting the incredible linferno, the first fulllength italian feature film. The score was performed live with the film on october 19, 2016 at ruba club in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Studienbegleitendes material zu band i, kapitel 25. Linferno 1911 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Watch linferno 1911, italys first feature film and. The film took over three years to make involving more than 150 people and was the first full length italian feature film ever made. Linferno 1911 linferno 1911 belle and sebastian 20. May 20, 2014 linferno is a film bizarrely forgotten by anglophone film history. Hell, 1911, is a silent film of italian cinema and is an adaptation of the book of divine comedy, written by dante. L inferno 1911 aka dantes inferno article 2829 by dave sindelar viewing date. Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercadante 10 march 1911. Well known among mountaineers and alpinists for the beauty and variety of its rock climbs, at the start of the last century it was the stage used for a number of scenes of inferno, one of the first epic. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength.
Much of the imagery is inspired by the drawings of gustave dore. Virgil gives dante a tour of hells circles and the directors offer a wellconceived. The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. Linferno 1911 aka dantes inferno article 2829 by dave sindelar viewing date. This version of the 1911 film l inferno by bertolucci presents the original credits and the original score, although i think the version posted earlier has greater film clarity. Many of the special effects are really cool and the concept and theme of the film is fascinating. Linferno is a 1911 italian silent film, loosely adapted from dante alighieris the divine comedy. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first full length italian feature film ever made. The inferno 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.
One of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation of dantes inferno. This historically important film stands as the first feature from italy and the oldest fullysurviving feature in the world, and boasts beautiful special effects and sets that stand above other cinema of the era. One of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation. Casting an 810 for linferno was perhaps the hardest vote ive cast so far on imdb, and it wasnt because i doubted the films quality.
The 1911 dantes inferno film is a hellish delight tristan. Considering linferno was released in 1911 and was the first italian feature ever, its quite impressive. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first full length italian feature film. This 1911 masterpiece was the first full length italian feature film ever made. Linferno 1911 was the first full length italian film. By 1911, italian film production was ferventwith three titles released each day. Linferno 1911, the first italian feature film ever made, is a fantastical journey into the imagination of dante as we travel through hell encountering angels, demons and lucifer himself. L inferno 1911, the first italian feature film ever made, is a fantastical journey into the imagination of dante as we travel through hell encountering angels, demons and lucifer himself. This is the sixtyfirst in a series of historicalcritical essays examining the best in film from each year.
Jul 03, 2015 one of the earliest feature films was this italian adaptation of dantes inferno. After all, they were mostly dante rambling on about beatrice. Linferno took over three years to make, and was the first fulllength italian. Lovingly produced over three years using incredible special effects and set designs this cinematic masterpiece, a blockbuster in its time, has been lost in. Linferno was first screened in naples in the teatro mercandante on 10th march 1911. Inferno 1911 is a photographic series produced entirely by andreoni in 2014, immersed in the grigne, a mountain massif in lombardy. In between those two movies came linferno 1911 perhaps the finest cinematic adaptation of dantes inferno out there and the first featurelength italian movie ever. Now experience linferno as never before as tangerine dream revisits this masterpiece to provide a striking new. This may be unfair, but since the inferno has lakes of ice, suicide woods and satan devouring souls, its hard for the other two purgatorio and paradiso to compete. Linferno1911 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1.
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