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In the Hand of Dante

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Follow the dark and violent path of a man who plunges into a metaphorical hell until he reaches paradise in search of his forbidden and impossible love.

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 9
1/5
The historical sequences are pompous; the present-day ones preposterous. It’s a sort of accidental Monty Python’s Da Vinci Code – without jokes, though not entirely without laughs. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International Sep 4
Julian Schnabel could never be accused of lacking sheer enthusiasm and wild-eyed flamboyance. Go to Full Review Caryn James The Hollywood Reporter Sep 4
Even when it goes off the rails, In the Hand of Dante is never dull. And there is always something glorious to look at. Go to Full Review Weiting Liu The Brooklyn Rail Nov 26
Schnabel’s empathy is melancholic and metatextual... It is through this lineage of shared visions and refracted selves that In the Hand of Dante culminates, unfurling from the canonical poet’s inner reveries into a sweeping mythos. Go to Full Review James Mottram Radio Times Nov 20
2/5
Although consistent with Schnabel's earlier subjects - painters, poets, writers - this two-and-a-half hour ramble is a bewildering mess. Go to Full Review Roger Friedman Showbiz 411 Oct 24
3.5/4
This is the kind of movie we used to see from the great auteurs of the 70s like Scorsese, who is also executive producer of this film. “In the Hand of Dante” is the kind of exciting work we see infrequently now and need so much for cinema to survive. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Julian Schnabel

Director

Oscar Isaac

Actor

Gal Gadot

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Gerard Butler

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Al Pacino

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John Malkovich

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Movie Info

Synopsis Follow the dark and violent path of a man who plunges into a metaphorical hell until he reaches paradise in search of his forbidden and impossible love.
Director
Julian Schnabel
Producer
Jon Kilik, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Gabriele Bebe Moratti, Olmo Schnabel, Vito Schnabel
Screenwriter
Julian Schnabel, Louise Kugelberg
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 33m