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Julian Schnabel's In the Hand of Dante Premieres at Venice

8/30/2025

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*In the Hand of Dante*, directed by Julian Schnabel, premieres at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2025.
Martin Scorsese portrays Isaiah, a mentor in the 14th-century storyline, with Oscar Isaac as Dante Alighieri.
The film combines Dante's narrative with a contemporary plot centered on a black-market manuscript in New York.
The cast features Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, and Al Pacino, among others.

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Story summary

*In the Hand of Dante*, directed by Julian Schnabel, premieres at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2025.
Martin Scorsese portrays Isaiah, a mentor in the 14th-century storyline, with Oscar Isaac as Dante Alighieri.
The film combines Dante's narrative with a contemporary plot centered on a black-market manuscript in New York.
The cast features Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, and Al Pacino, among others.