A TV Dante poster

A TV Dante (1989)

Drama

A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of his 14th century epic poem The Divine Comedy. The eight cantos of the film are not conventionally dramatised, rather they are illuminated with layered and juxtaposed imagery while the text is read entirely in "talking head" fashion, and punctuated with a kaleidoscopic blend of both newly shot and archival footage.

IMDb rating
7.3 (404 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

7.60 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 9 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 9 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 9 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Cantos 1 and 27.69
2Cantos 3 and 47.410
3Cantos 5 and 67.89
4Cantos 7 and 87.69

Season 2 (1991)

6.95 avg 6 episodes 7.3 → 7.0 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 9 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 9 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Canto 97.39
2Canto 106.89
3Canto 117.09
4Canto 126.89
5Canto 136.89
6Canto 147.09