Dante Alighieri was a visionary poet, statesman and philosopher of the Italian late Middle Ages. His influence on Italian literature and culture as its “Supreme Poet” was immense and it spread widely to influence not only in Italy but worldwide, further generations of thinkers, poets and writers with a wealth of wisdom, literary excellency and spiritual insights.

Making a movie about Dante Alighieri’s extraordinary life and works may prove a great challenge, unless one embraces Mia Sperber’s approach of bringing forward complex, lofty intellectual ideas and a multitude of events, in the most simple, palatable way so that the widest international audience could grasp them.

Naturally, in Italy, Dante Alighieri is revered as the summit of cultural achievement and a perpetual example of excellency for countless generations. The goal of the present motion picture is to bring the eternal love story of Dante and his divine muse, Beatrice, as well as all the amazing happenings in Dante’s life and works, not only to Italians, but to viewers all around the globe. It is a unique opportunity to mesmerize audiences, make them think and be forever moved by the topic.

From the artistic view point not only Dante, but all the numerous characters surrounding him such as the members of his family, parents, wife, children, his masters, such as the poet Virgil, nobles and benefactors and above all the love of his life, the beautiful and saint Beatrice, provide an exceptional chance for acting at the highest level.

Dante described in his works the wonderous worlds of the Divine realm. He depicted Hell, Purgatorium and Paradise. Words can hardly be found to underline the compelling, powerful imagery and unforgettable music that the film will use in order to present them to the viewers.

A sensitive and visionary director, A list cast and a team of highly professional, awarded heads of department, will join forces with a very specialized below the line technical group to create a magnificent, spectacular feature which will bring this fascinating topic on the large screen for the first time to worldwide audiences.