Overview
- Netflix released the film’s official trailer on May 28 and plans a hybrid rollout with select theaters opening June 12 and streaming on Netflix on June 24.
- Julian Schnabel directed the adaptation of Nick Tosches’ novel and Oscar Isaac plays two lead roles: a contemporary New York author and 14th‑century Dante Alighieri.
- The movie intercuts a modern crime story about a mob‑linked plot to steal Dante’s handwritten Divine Comedy with Dante’s own creative odyssey, linking obsession and art across timelines.
- Critics at its Venice premiere last year were largely negative in many outlets, a reception that poses reputational risk as Netflix promotes the film to a wider audience.
- The production was long gestating since about 2011, filmed in Italy under a SAG‑AFTRA Interim Agreement, and uses clear visual codes such as color for medieval scenes and black‑and‑white for present‑day scenes.