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Dermot Mulroney, James Cromwell, Dana Snyder, John Fleck, Martha Plimpton ... see more see more... , Paul Zaloom , Scott Adsit , Tony Hale , Tony Abatemarco , Matt Besser , Bill Chott , Andrew Daly , Mike Coleman

Director Sean Meredith's animated entry into the 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival details one man's curious voyage into the deepest depths of the underworld. Upon awakening in an unfamiliar part of th... read more read more...e city after an especially rough night, Dante asks the first person he spots for a little help in gathering his bearings. When the man responds that he penned an ancient poem called The Aeneid, the perplexed Dante recalls that particular piece of prose being penned two thousand years ago. But with no one left to turn to, Dante has little choice but to follow his enigmatic guide. When the man reveals that it is his duty to lead Dante on an extensive journey through a dreadful world of "horror and torment," the weary traveler becomes convinced that his only hope for survival is to follow his host into the scorching heart of Satan's vast inferno. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Directed by: Sean Meredith

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DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008

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  • DrBenway
    August 19, 2011
    DrBenway
    Part art house film and part, well, horror comedy, one really has to see for themselves how this comes together. Don't let the poster art for the film turn you off, this was fun to watch. I expected to be half-bored with it thinking the technical aspects may be cool, but Dermo... read moret Mulroney and James Cromwell have just the right chemistry to keep its' central characters interesting. It always amazes me how an actor can sometimes bring so much to a part in the way he delivers his lines. You can even hear the irony in Cromwell's voice when he says, "I hate puppets".

    Each circle of hell is as entertaining to learn about as the next, with a musical number thrown in for good measure. A really good one, at that. I was kinda bummed out when it was over since it was such a joy to watch in the middle of the afternoon.

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  • RicC
    February 7, 2010
    RicC
    I don't think this is what Dante's Inferno is remotely about. These paper cut outs take some accustoming, but if the quality doesn't get to you, the dreadful humor will. This is the work of unimaginative (What I presume to be) atheists.
  • TheJuniorEbert
    October 16, 2008
    TheJuniorEbert
    Simply marvelous. A surprisingly beautiful film full of satire, comedy and an obvious respect for it's inspiration in literature. A helluva lot of effort and imagination went into this production. It does deviate on occasion from the original work (to be expected) but it's overal... read morel accuracy and loyalty to Dante's masterpiece is commendable. I'm unfamiliar with most of the voice cast but I can say that James Cromwell is probably the only actor who could have brought the appropriate amount of gravitas to the respected and venable Virgil. Although I would have preferred a strictly traditional interpretation (and still do), I found the combination of the original material with contemporary concepts, scenery and persons to be both original and refreshing. It helps to make this work of art more accessible and more fun to modern audiences who may not have the patience to read about Dante's (relatively) unknown contemporaries. From Hitler to Stalin to Strom Thurmond to the guy who killed Gandhi, they all take their rightful place in the Inferno, though not necessarily where you might expect! Another novel innovation was the decision to portray this piece as a dark comedy rather than a heavy theological/allegorical drama. One generally doesn't come to laughter reading of Dante's descent but the laughs engendered by this film seem oddly appropriate, despite the subject matter. The short musical in the 2nd Bolgia of the 8th Circle is a wonderful surprise and a particular delight. Apart from the small deviation from the original, the ONLY complaint I have for this film is it's relatively short length (although it does manage to cover a surprising amount of material in 76 minutes) and it's stand-alone status; it doesn't seem likely that there will be a similar treatment of the seven terraces of purgation or of the nine heavenly spheres. I suppose it's to be expected; the effort to make a film like this must be astronomical and the Inferno was and probably always will be the most popular out of the three (not to mention it's the first part of the book, anyway). Any deficiencies this movie has are left far in the dust when compared to the overall brilliance and beauty of this modern homage to one of the great literary classics.

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