In darkness, we hear a recording of the scandalous 1954 debut performance of Edgar Varèse’s revolutionary Déserts at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Then, in a different sort of Elysian Field, we hear a recitation of Canto XXXIII from The Inferno, a final vision of the Divine Light, in which Dante apprehends the will and desire of man in perfect harmony with the love of God.
Directing | Jean-Marie Straub | Director |
Writing | Dante Alighieri | Book |
Writing | Jean-Marie Straub | Screenplay |
Camera | Jean-Paul Toraille | Director of Photography |
Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
Editing | Catherine Quesemand | Editor |
Production | Barbara Ulrich | Producer |