Riccardo Bruscagli
Biography
Riccardo Bruscagli is professor emeritus of Italian literature at the University of Florence. He is an expert in Italian chivalric romances and Renaissance literature, and has lectured at a number of internationally renowned universities in the US. Most recently, he has teamed up with documentary filmmaker Ric Burns to write and produce a PBS documentary on Dante Alighieri and The Divine Comedy.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Speaker – 8th Circle: The Barrators
The Infernal journey through the first part of the afterlife, Hell, begins in a dark forest where Dante is threatened by three wild beasts. He's rescued by his hero Virgil at Beatrice's request. Virgil guides and protects Dante on his dark journey descending circle-by-circle and their subdivisions to the center of the Earth where Lucifer resides, and out into Purgatory.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self
The riveting life and times of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and his soaring masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" – one of the greatest achievements in the history of Western literature.