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The Dead is a 1987 drama film directed by John Huston, written by his son Tony Huston, and starring his daughter Anjelica Huston. It is an adaptation of the short story of the same name by James Joyce, which was first published in 1914 as the last story in Dubliners.
Dec 18, 1987 · The Dead: Directed by John Huston. With Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Rachael Dowling, Kate O'Toole. Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
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- Drama
- John Huston
- 1987-12-18
Oct 9, 2005 · Director John Huston's years living in Ireland gave him an instinctive sympathy for James Joyce's characters. In "The Dead" (1987), Gabriel (Donal McCann) comforts his wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), who is out of sorts after they attend a holiday party.
The Dead. A festive holiday dinner in Ireland at the turn of the 20th century brings epiphanies for a married couple. At the home of his spinster aunts Kate (Helena Carroll) and Julia (Cathleen...
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- John Huston
- PG
- Anjelica Huston
The words are from James Joyce's "The Dead," sometimes called the greatest short story ever written in English. The thoughts belong to a middle-age man, Gabriel Conroy, and when he thinks them he is lying next to his sleeping wife in a Dublin hotel room, and the snow is falling all over Ireland.
Apr 8, 2010 · Based on the James Joyce short story that concludes his collection The Dubliners, The Dead (1987) is one of Huston's most exquisite works, a perfect cinematic short story attuned to the rituals and unspoken bumps in the relationships of family and friends gathering in early twentieth century Dublin to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany.
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The Dead. 1987 · 1 hr 24 min. PG. Drama · Independent. Director John Huston’s last film weaves the story of a special occasion hosted by two sisters and how one sister’s grief for a lost lover is revealed. Subtitles: English. Starring: Anjelica Huston Donal McCann Helena Carroll Frank Patterson Rachael Dowling. Directed by: John Huston.
