Movie

O somma luce

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.

Director

Jean-Marie Straub

Screenplay

Jean-Marie Straub

Status

Released

Release date

05/01/2011

Original language

Italian