More rumours, no proof....
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.
There is only so much 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 am looking to put the urban mythologies to rest.
I did not set out to get involved in a "how sleazy a light can I cast Count Dante in" contest. And I will not. I set out to tell a tal of a man who ended up in a grave with no marker. A man who effected the lives of many and became an underground symbol in global popular culture. Simple....not!
I am close, my interviews continue, more footage and photographs of the Chicago period surface. Controversy has it uses.
There is only so much 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 am looking to put the urban mythologies to rest.
I did not set out to get involved in a "how sleazy a light can I cast Count Dante in" contest. And I will not. I set out to tell a tal of a man who ended up in a grave with no marker. A man who effected the lives of many and became an underground symbol in global popular culture. Simple....not!
I am close, my interviews continue, more footage and photographs of the Chicago period surface. Controversy has it uses.
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