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A TV Dante

1990Show1 season4 episodes

Drama
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3

A slow-burning, intricate drama series about history and faith and meaning, with standout visual style and direction.

Good for teens · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you want to half-watch while scrolling · graphic violence bothers you

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Episodes

1 season · 4 episodes · best: S1E3 "Cantos 5 and 6" 7.8

Episodes

7.6
7.0

Story

A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of his 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy. The eight cantos of the film are not conventionally dramatised, rather they are illuminated with layered and juxtaposed imagery while the text is read entirely in "talking head" fashion, and punctuated with a kaleidoscopic blend of both newly shot and archival footage.

Feels like

  • Experimental Adaptation
  • Visually Dense
  • Philosophical Exploration
  • Historical Literary
  • Non-Linear Storytelling
  • Intellectually Challenging
  • Dark & Bleak
  • Uncanny Aesthetic
  • Poetic & Abstract

Cast

3 of 3 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Peter Greenaway, Tom Phillips

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Facts

July 29, 1990 · August 1, 1990 · Ended

First aired
July 29, 1990
Last aired
August 1, 1990
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 4 episodes
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom, Netherlands

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is A TV Dante worth watching?"

Questions about A TV Dante

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is A TV Dante worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.3).

How long does it take to watch A TV Dante?

1 h

About 1 hour: 4 episodes in 1 season of about 20 minutes each, aired from 1990 to 1990.

Can I half-watch A TV Dante?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for complexity and 9 for philosophical.

Will I feel good after watching A TV Dante?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.