ONE TIMELESS JOURNEY. A UNIVERSE OF EXPRESSION.
Enter the world of Dante through art, cinema, music, literature, and immersive storytelling.
Explore the universe ↓Seven centuries later, the journey still belongs to all of us.
Dante Universe brings the human drama of The Divine Comedy into the present. The paintings of Dino Di Durante and the films of producer and director Boris Acosta form the heart of an expanding cultural project—connecting visual art, moving images, song, and the written word.
Discover our story ↗Dino Di Durante’s vision of Inferno turns Dante’s words into a vivid visual journey. An original collection of 72 paintings is joined by a new series of more than 120 works created for the feature film.
Conceived as a continuous journey, the original 72-piece exhibition follows Dante’s descent through Inferno.
The imagery continues into animation, illustrated books, immersive galleries, and a developing NFT collection.
Exhibition history includes the Pablo Atchugarry Foundation and San Diego Comic-Con.
Produced and directed by Boris Acosta, the Dante Universe films unite painting, animation, documentary, and celebrated voices.
An ambitious interpretation of Dante’s descent, bringing together paintings, animation, restored historical imagery, and an ensemble of voices.
Presented by Count Serego Alighieri, with contributors including Franco Nero, Jeff Conaway, Eric Roberts, and Vittorio Matteucci.
Explore the film’s history ↗The Inferno brought to life through animated artwork, with Eric Roberts as Dante, Vincent Spano as Virgil, and Silvia Colloca as Beatrice.
Presented by Franco Nero, a documentary exploring the story of Dante’s remains and their return from Ravenna to Florence.
A landmark of early Italian cinema, restored and colorized as part of the project’s ongoing dialogue with Dante on screen.
THE SYMPHONIC ROCK OPERA
An unfolding musical adaptation of the complete Divine Comedy: 34 songs for Inferno, 33 for Purgatory, and 33 for Paradise.
Symphonic orchestration meets a restrained progressive-rock foundation. Intimate confession, dramatic dialogue, and moments of revelation give each canto its own musical identity.
The musical project is in development. This is a guide to the journey; recordings will be added as they are prepared for release.
From full-color art to prose interpretations, the publishing collection offers different ways to enter Dante’s world.
The original paintings in books and e-books, available in 33 languages.
PUBLISHED COLLECTION
An illustrated prose interpretation, prepared in English, Italian, and Spanish.
FORTHCOMING
An exploration of the geological ideas behind a physical underground Inferno.
FORTHCOMINGAlso in development: a coloring book, a comic edition, and art books featuring the new Inferno paintings. Cover treatments shown here are website concepts.
Experience Dante through a gallery that surrounds you—and a future journey in which you take his place.
A virtual walk through all 72 paintings, guided by the voices of Franco Nero and Jeff Conaway. Art, narration, and atmosphere become a single continuous encounter.
Visit the experience website ↗Become the traveler. This planned immersive adaptation places the viewer inside Dante’s journey, transforming the poem into a personal encounter with its landscapes and characters.
See what lies ahead ↓A collaboration between visual imagination and cinematic storytelling.
Producer and director Boris Acosta and painter Dino Di Durante have developed a body of work that carries Dante across artistic forms and international audiences.
Screenings, exhibitions, restorations, and multilingual publishing have built the foundation for the next chapter of Dante Universe.
Development and writing of the live-action Dante’s Inferno screenplay.
International exhibitions and the original Inferno art collection published in 33 languages.
A completed feature film, new paintings, an immersive art film, and the symphonic rock opera in development.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Planned Purgatory and Paradise films, prose editions, and musical works extend the journey beyond Inferno.
The Dante Universe app, digital collectibles, and cultural coin projects are in development as further ways to connect audiences with the work.
A planned 100-episode television series and new documentaries explore Dante’s world and the making of this creative project.