If you're new to very old films, you'll be surprised by the richness and boldness some of these silent, black-and-white movies put on screen. "L'Inferno" was a big production, and a financial success. It's an important piece of film history, but also an impressive depiction of the underworld. Moral standards and technical possibilities were a little different back in the early 20th century, cinema was in its infancy, but that doesn't necessarily mean there's a lot of holding back.
To this day, the imagery in "L'Inferno" is stunning, with beautifully decorated sets, strong use of light and shadow, inventive camera tricks and picture composition, and most of all an - obviously - far more traditional understanding of the rules and appearance of good and evil. It's more of a fresco on a church wall come alive, than the dynamic rush of modern horror movies. All of that combined makes "L'Inferno" an interesting, mesmerizing, and actually pretty creepy watch, both for the historian, and the horror geek. Maybe even for the casual viewer, who will be enlightened by its unfamiliar, sweet bizarreness.
Watch "L'Inferno" (1911):
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More information about "L'Inferno" (1911):
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002130/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inferno
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