L'Inferno details
| Format: | Ex DVD |
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| Starring: | Salvatore Papa |
| Director: | Giuseppe De Liguoro |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | SNAPPER MUSIC |
| Name | Discs | |
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L'Inferno |
Ex Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 11 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 11 Sep 2006 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Subtitles: | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
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A true masterpiece, but for movie buffs only...
By RJTaylor (31 reviews) from Manchester , 09 Jan 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
Before you go headlong into renting L'Inferno expecting an easy evening's entertainment, think again. You must remember that This movie was first screened in 1911, making it a whopping 95 years old, and it features some remarkably imaginative special effects for the time.
Of course, to the modern eye the whole thing looks awful, but if you can look past that and see the huge leaps of imagination that were taken to put this film together thne you'll be able to see what a masterpiece it really is. Film students and movie buffs should definitely watch and learn from this groundbreaking piece of cinematic history.
Everyone else, unless you're *really sure* you can be bothered to sit through a crackly, grainy, streaky, black and white silent movie with some of the worst special effects you will probably ever witness, don't bother. And don't say I didn't warn you.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(10)Nice film, shame about the soundtrack
By a customer , 27 Oct 2012L'Inferno is a fine piece of early film making and visually very rich. My two star review, though, applies specifically to this DVD release. Were it just for the film, I would give it a four star rating. Were it just for the soundtrack, there wouldn’t be any stars at all.
Tangerine Dream are a band who have made classic albums in the 70s and classic soundtracks in the 80s. Unfortunately, this is a 2004 release, long past their best before date. That they had made an unremarkable soundtrack would be forgivable and not a two star DVD offence if it was not so blatantly inappropriate and distracting.
Quite why soothing, undramatic, sterile new age music would make a good accompaniment to visions of hell is a small matter next to the issue of cheesy prominent vocals with terrible lyrics singing through the intertitles. It is like trying to read a good book but with someone annoying who keeps talking to you. It actually serves as an interference.
I managed about 10 minutes before I had to turn off the sound and try to find a more suitable soundtrack from my music collection. If you are interested in the idea of seminal silent films with modern but appropriate music then I would recommend the BFI’s incredibly creepy edition of “The Phantom Carriage” with the KTL soundtrack. If you just want to see “L’Inferno” then look for another edition.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Astonishing cinema
By itstinks (681 reviews) from North of Reading , 14 Mar 2008Once upon a time you could only use a computer if you had a Ph.D in Maths, now even I can use one. It seems that once upon a time only artists with a vision would make movies and these movies can wow even now let alone what the response must have been then and now we have anybody who can edit 7 scenes into 30 seconds making trite with little or now idea of what a vision is. Shame about the music though.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Literal Hell!
By Projectionista (34 reviews) from Etchingham , 16 Jul 2007This film has only one pace although it may have boasted a cast of hundreds. Taken from Dante's book, it is filmed in a series of almost static scenes that emphasise the torments, tortures and eternal damnation that await the ungodly. Our eyes can linger on the retribution handed out to all manner of transgressors in the most creative ways. Various monstrosities oversee the punishments and reference is made to some of histories greatest sinners.
Through this world of fire and brimstone calmly walks our narrator and his guide at once amazed and horrified at the scenes before them.
For its age this is a remarkable film not bettered in imagination by many modern attempts at shocking an audience. All the camera tricks known at the time are employed here to great effect and for this reason it will be of interest to film history buffs. Others may find it longwinded and the acting is typically overdone. Nevertheless the fact that is still viewable after almost 100 years demands respect for the pioneers of the epic film. Within a few years 'Cabiria' and others were showing how popular large scale productions were to become - and still are.
The final true horror of this edition is the soundtrack that might have worked as a muted background score but which becomes annoyingly intrusive when the choir starts up. Tangerine Dream may know subtle on their albums but they can't resist making their presence felt to no good purpose here.
5 stars for buffs, 1 for the popcorn brigade- Was this review helpful to you?
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Disappointed
By Phill from Carms, Wales , 09 Jan 2007The title is misleading,to say the least.It's actually
'L'inferno' The Classic 1911 Film adaptation of Dante's epic by director Giuseppe De Liguoro and the music is composed and performed by Tangerine Dream. NOT FOR A TANGERINE DREAM FAN.- Was this review helpful to you?
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what was all that about????
By a customer from Uk , 04 Aug 2006To Be honest i was expecting a live concert, videos and to see some classic music.
I was very dissapointed to say the least and wouldnt recommend that to anyone.- Was this review helpful to you?
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