The tormented life of Dante Alighieri, from solitary childhood to death in exile, seen through Giovanni Boccaccio’s journey to rehabilitate his memory.
Production
Painstaking 14th-century Italy recreation on a shoestring.
Acting
Castellitto's Boccaccio: desperate archival husband energy.
Director
Pupi Avati
Sergio Castellitto
Giovanni Boccaccio
Alessandro Sperduti
Dante giovane
Enrico Lo Verso
Donato degli Albanzani
Alessandro Haber
Abate di Vallombrosa
Gianni Cavina
Piero Giardina
Leopoldo Mastelloni
Bonifacio VIII
Morena Gentile
Donna gozzuta
Romano Reggiani
Guido Cavalcanti
Carlotta Gamba
Beatrice
Paolo Graziosi
Alighiero di Bellincione
Mariano Rigillo
Meneghino Mezzani
Eliana Miglio
Badessa Santo Stefano degli Ulivi
Valeria D'Obici
Suor Beatrice
Giulio Pizzirani
Dante anziano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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