The Dead (1987) (4K UHD, #1295)

The elegiac last film by John Huston finds the legendary director adapting a masterly short story by his favorite writer, James Joyce, into a poignant reflection on the totality of life. During a snowy winter in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin, the members of an extended family convene for a night of wine, song, and celebrationbut its not until after the festivities that Gretta (Anjelica Huston) reveals a secret to her husband (Donal McCann) that casts the entire evening in a new light. Aglow with a mix of nostalgia and melancholy, and featuring a cast of stellar Irish actors,The Deadgracefully evokes the passage of time and the haunting power of memory.

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Film Info

• United Kingdom, United States
• 1987
• 83 minutes
• Color
• 1.85:1
• English
• Spine #1295

4K