The Divine Comedy’s purpose is ‘to remove those living in this life from the state of misery, and lead them to the state of felicity,’ according to the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Simultaneously it will be screened online in Manila and other major capitals with a special heartfelt message from the author. The film will officially screen on March 25, Thursday, in Ravenna, Italy-a symbolic date and venue as the 25th of March is considered the beginning of Dante’s journey to the afterworld, while Ravenna is where he passed away 700 years ago. Michela Lucenti did the choreography, while the cinematography was inspired by Gustave Doré’s famous lithographic works. THE DAMNED Virgil and Dante meeting souls Through the metaphor of theater and the eyes of a nine-year-old child who dozed off while reading the Divine Comedy, Dante’s verses, recited by the warm voice of Massimiliano Finazzer Flory himself, are given life with dance movements. Following the success of Being Leonardo da Vinci, an Impossible Interview by writer, producer, actor Finazzer Flory, the Divine Comedy is transformed into a multimedia theater play titled Dante per nostra fortuna (Dante out of luck). This year presents yet another reimagining of Dante’s legacy. With such an interesting premise, one wonders if there exists a good movie adaptation of the Comedia? A number of films inspired by the Divine Comedy are Nobuo Nakagawa’s Jigoku (The Sinners of Hell), Danis Tanović’s ‘Enfer (Hell), and even Disney’s 101 Damnations-obviously, a joke. This 14,233-lined poem was a reflection of the political crisis that affected all of Italy, and most of Europe, from the 12th to 14th century-the scuffle between state and church for temporal authority. DIVINE JOURNEY Dante (in white) and Virgil (in red) in the depths of hellĪnd since there was no Twitter or social media in the late-13th century, #LaDivinaComedia was Dante’s way of exposing the politics and power struggle of Florence at the time.
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