Dante's Inferno
Cinema is a screen onto which we can project our fears, torments and the monstrosities of the world. The screen protects us from what we see, but cinema has also permanently anchored our nightmares around a few powerful images (empty houses, hostile attics and basements, demonic masks, bloodcurdling grimaces, disturbing postures). Throughout the summer, the Cinémathèque québécoise will be presenting a series of films encompassing more than one hundred and twenty years of horror, reminding us that what scares us most is to make the deepest of our fears tangible and credible.
Accompanied on the piano by Roman Zavada
35 mm print from our collections
L'Inferno is a film adaptation of Dante Alighieri's famous epic poem "The Divine Comedy". The film is divided into several parts, each representing a different circle of the Inferno described by Dante.
L'inferno is considered one of the earliest horror films in cinema history, and is recognized for its innovative use of special effects at the time. It explores themes of damnation, punishment and redemption through Dante's visual visions of hell.
Francesco Bertolini
Francesco Bertolini was a italian director, production and writer. He is known for L'Inferno, Il disco d'oro (1921) and Dante's Inferno (1911).
