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“Under the Volcano” is the story of the last day in his drinking. He lives in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in the years just before World War II. He is not really the British consul anymore: he was only a vice consul, anyway, and now that has been stripped from him, and he simply drinks.
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Rated 3.5/5 Stars • 06/05/23. Albert Finney is brilliant in John Huston's return to Southern America (after The Treasure of the Sierra Madre). Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Andrews provide ...
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- John Huston
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- Albert Finney
25,435 ratings1,901 reviews. Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. His debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life.
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- Malcolm Lowry
48 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10/10. a man's alcoholic descent into hell over one day's time turns out as superlative film-making and acting. Quinoa1984 28 December 2007.
Under the Volcano: Directed by John Huston. With Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso. A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.
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- Drama
- John Huston
- 1984-06-13
Under the Volcano Reviews. Malcolm Lowry’s cult novel had long been deemed “unfilmable,” yet that didn’t stop director John Huston from filming it anyway. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5...
1 h 52 m. Summary The last 24 hours in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a lonely, depressed English consul who retreats to alcohol for solace. Drama. Directed By: John Huston. Written By: Malcolm Lowry, Guy Gallo. Under the Volcano. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews. 70. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd. My Score.