The Dead (1987)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 193 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

At a Christmas party in 1904 Dublin, an aging professor watches his wife become lost in thought. Later that night, she reveals a story of a young man who died for love of her long ago. The film follows his quiet unraveling as he confronts the passion he never knew she had.

melancholicslow-burnintimatenostalgicbittersweetreflectivetenderquietly tragic

What happens

The Dead is a 1987 period drama film directed by John Huston, written by his son Tony Huston, and starring his daughter Anjelica Huston, alongside an ensemble cast including Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Dan O'Herlihy, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly, Seán McClory, Frank Patterson, and Colm Meaney. The film takes place in Dublin in 1904 at an Epiphany party hosted by two sisters, Kate and Julia Morkan, and their niece Mary Jane. The story focuses on the academic Gabriel Conroy and his discovery of his wife Gretta's memories of a deceased lover, Michael Furey. It is an adaptation of the 1914 short story by James Joyce. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, and West Germany, the film was Huston's last as director, and it was released several months after his death. At the 60th Academy Awards, Tony Huston was nominated for the award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Dorothy Jeakins was nominated for Best Costume Design for their work on the film. John Huston posthumously won the award for Best Director at the 3rd Independent Spirit Awards, and Anjelica Huston won the award for Best Supporting Female at the same ceremony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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