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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.
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 · John Huston was dying when he directed “The Dead.” Tethered to an oxygen tank, hunched in a wheelchair, weak with emphysema and heart disease, he was a perfectionist attentive to the slightest nuance of the filming. James Joyce’s story, for that matter is all nuance until the final pages.
At the home of his spinster aunts Kate (Helena Carroll) and Julia (Cathleen Delaney), the socially maladroit Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) and his reserved wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), reflect...
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- John Huston
- PG
- Anjelica Huston
The Dead. 83 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1987. Roger Ebert. December 18, 1987. 4 min read. “Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.” The words are from James Joyce’s “The Dead,” sometimes called the greatest short story ever written in English.
The Dead is nestled inside an intimate festive dinner shared by the family and close friends of the Morkan sisters, two well-to-do elderly spinsters living in Dublin in 1904.
Directed by John Huston. A vast, merry, and uncommon tale of love. After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
