I have to contend with others who challenge my right to make this film. They weave a tale of a character way beyond the comic book image I began to investigate. They seek to reinvent and exaggerate the last years of Dante’s life with no proof. I wish them the best of luck in their endeavors. Where is their proof.
There is only so much truth to be had truth to be had here. The proof is in the telling and documentation. Sure, I could create a mythology greater than anyone could imagine regarding Dante, but why bother. The truths I discover are interesting enough in themselves.
I did not set out to get involved in a “how sleazy a light can I cast Count Dante in” contest. I set out to tell a tal of a man who ended up in a grave with no marker and efffected the lives of many for better or for worse and became an underground symbol in popular culture. Simple….not!
