In The Hand of Dante

Synopsis

Spanning across centuries, In the Hand of Dante weaves together two parallel narratives centered on the profound legacy of Dante Alighieri's literary masterpiece, The Divine Comedy. In fourteenth-century Italy, the celebrated poet Dante himself struggles to find divine inspiration and complete the final sections of his monumental work, drawing from his own intense spiritual desires and personal relationships. Centuries later, in the autumn of 2001, a cynical and frustrated New York writer named Nick Tosches is summoned to verify the authenticity of a rare, handwritten manuscript of the legendary poem that has fallen into the hands of a dangerous mafia syndicate. As Nick becomes deeply entangled in a high-stakes underworld heist to recover the sacred artifact, his journey begins to mirror the poet's own quest for redemption, love, and artistic truth. Shot in a striking combination of vibrant color for the historical past and stark monochrome for the modern world, this ambitious, star-studded psychological drama explores the thin line between creation and destruction, artistry and commercial exploitation, and the timeless search for human connection.