WSJ Review: DANTE Inferno to Paradise

I am so grateful for this wonderful mention by Stephen Smith in his Review of “DANTE Inferno to Paradise” in the Wall Street Journal:

”In the section on “Purgatorio,” Mr. Burns introduces viewers to the most human and beautiful part of the poem. Here the film reveals fully the liturgical context of Dante’s journey—stretching from Good Friday to the week following Easter in April 1300—and suggests how time begins again for him with hope and grace after his harrowing descent into hell. One of Dante’s first encounters with a purgatorial soul, Manfred (Matthew Sanders), is powerfully acted and reveals the strength of divine mercy. “There s no one so lost,” Dante learns, “that eternal love cannot return, as long as hope shows something green.”

Read the full review at this link: WSJ Review: DANTE Inferno to Paradise