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(1967–2003)
The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his art.
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Title: Dante's Inferno (22 Dec 1967)
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Cast
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| Oliver Reed | ... | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | |
| Judith Paris | ... | Elizabeth Siddal | |
| Andrew Faulds | ... | William Morris | |
| Izabella Telezynska | ... | Christina Rossetti (as Iza Teller) | |
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Christopher Logue | ... | Swinburne |
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Gala Mitchell | ... | Jane Morris |
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Pat Ashton | ... | Fanny Cornforth |
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Clive Goodwin | ... | Ruskin |
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David Jones | ... | Howell |
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Norman Dewhurst | ... | Burne-Jones |
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Tony Gray | ... | W. M. Rossetti |
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Dougie Gray | ... | Hunt |
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Derek Boshier | ... | Millais |
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Caroline Coon | ... | Annie Miller |
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Janet Deuters | ... | Emma Brown |
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A movie about jealousy, and the complex and painful relationship between Rossetti and his sickly wife, Elizabeth. They are members of the upper-crust layer of society, bourgeois painters, poets and philosophers. Rossetti struggles with his own emotions for his wife, as she refuses his sexual advances before they marry, and, once they do marry, she is unable to bear him any children. She believes he has impregnated another woman (a model), commits suicide, and, as he chooses to bury his best poems with her coffin, he is driven insane when confronted with the idea of exhuming her coffin and retrieving the book to sell to his fans. Written by Jonathan Dakss <dakss@columbia.edu>
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renege on a promise | suicide of wife | mistress | exhumation | husband wife relationship |Parents Guide:
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Ken Russell: [snake] Snake crawling on Dante's face after he crashes into the bird cages. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 December 1967 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UKCompany Credits
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This is not without interest and is, admittedly, at times quite sublime, with fine photography, bold direction and innovative editing. It is remarkable too, just how like the paintings the chosen girls look and their street accents clashing nicely with the affectations of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood members. Oliver Reed works hard and does well enough as Rossetti but is too tempted by Ken Russell to go just a bit too crazy now and again. Also there is too much of the fairground/funfair here that does not sit well with the ideals of William Morris and Co. Are they each a genius, a madman or overgrown child? Not sure Russell is sure, me neither.