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Two Deaths is a 1995 British drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Michael Gambon, Sônia Braga, and Patrick Malahide. It was written by Allan Scott based on the 1988 novel The Two Deaths of Señora Puccini by Stephen Dobyns .
May 24, 1996 · Two Deaths: Directed by Nicolas Roeg. With Sonia Braga, Patrick Malahide, Ion Caramitru, Sevilla Delofski. A tale of power, passion, and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.
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- Drama, War
- Nicolas Roeg
- 1996-05-24
While a brutal revolution rampages in the streets just outside his mansion, pleasure-seeking doctor Daniel Pavenic (Michael Gambon) hosts a genteel dinner party for a few close...
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- Nicolas Roeg
- R
- Michael Gambon
Although the director, Nicolas Roeg, has gone to some pains to establish the events in Bucharest at a crucial moment, the movie is not about Romania, dictators, revolutions or warfare, as nearly as I could tell. (The original novel, “The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini,” by Stephen Dobyns, is set in South America).
- Nicolas Roeg
- British Screen Productions, BBC
Set during a recent European revolution, when the students have just begun to rise, the film focuses on the unusual relationship between Dr. Pavenic and his housekeeper, Ana. In the midst of a night alive with the rattle of gunfire and burning buildings, the doctor tells the story of his...
Oct 16, 1995 · Two Deaths. When director Nicolas Roeg is on his game, there are few contemporary filmmakers who can (or would want to) match his ability to reveal his characters' fears, phobias and descents...
May 24, 1996 · Synopsis by Matthew Tobey. Amid the bloody tumult of Communist dictator Ceausescu in 1989 Romania, a hedonistic and morally sidetracked physician, Daniel Pavenic (Michael Gambon), attempts to hold his annual dinner for 12 of his closest friends.
