The Dead
United Kingdom • 1987
Director
#1295Criterion Collection →Synopsis
The final film directed by John Huston—completed by the ailing director just months before his death and released posthumously—is a triumphant farewell from an artist in total command of his craft and fearlessly confronting his own mortality. Faithfully adapted from the celebrated short story by James Joyce, THE DEAD unfolds on a snowy night in turn-of-the-century Dublin during and after a Feast of Epiphany dinner party as married couple Gretta (Anjelica Huston) and Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) find themselves quietly shaken by memories of the past, the mysteries of love, and the inexorability of death.
Synopsis
The final film directed by John Huston—completed by the ailing director just months before his death and released posthumously—is a triumphant farewell from an artist in total command of his craft and fearlessly confronting his own mortality. Faithfully adapted from the celebrated short story by James Joyce, THE DEAD unfolds on a snowy night in turn-of-the-century Dublin during and after a Feast of Epiphany dinner party as married couple Gretta (Anjelica Huston) and Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) find themselves quietly shaken by memories of the past, the mysteries of love, and the inexorability of death.
Credits
Crew
DirectorJohn Huston
WriterTony Huston
CinematographerFred Murphy
ComposerAlex North
EditorRoberto Silvi
ProducerWieland Schulz-Keil, Chris Sievernich