beginning with Virgil, his mentor and guide. In “Inferno,” the film focuses on Dante’s struggles as he encounters the lust of Francesca, the political gluttony of Ciacco, the dangerous loves ...

In Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the author describes Virgil and Dante's grueling journey through hell and purgatory as they encounter horrifying creatures and weather revolting conditions.

Virgil is the guide of this journey, much as the Roman poet Virgil guided Dante into the Inferno. Simple moments of joy, hope, loss, and disappointment take on new meaning as Virgil navigates how ...