The Dead (1988)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:22
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In this adaptation of the James Joyce short story, which takes place at an annual New Years Eve party in Dublin in 1904, Gretta Conroy, after hearing an old and sad ballad sung by one of the... [More]
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly
Director: John Huston
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Reviews for The Dead
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... a perfect cinematic short story attuned to the rituals and touchy relationships of family and friends gathering in early twentieth century Dublin... Full Review |
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a finely polished jewel and a wonderful way to remember a great director. Full Review |
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One of cinema's best literary adaptations. Full Review |
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4/5 |
[A] deeply reverent, deeply affecting adaptation. Full Review |
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Entirely filmed in a Californian warehouse, The Dead features the greatest Irish cast ever assembled on screen. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Fine performances from everyone, and a self-effacing, enigmatic star turn from Anjelica Huston herself. Full Review |
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There's also a rather awesome and unpretentious directness as well as calmness about the way that Huston contemplates his own rapidly approaching death. Full Review |
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A well-crafted miniature, this dramatization of the Joyce story directly addresses the theme of how the 'shades' from 'that other world' can still live in those who still walk the earth. Full Review |
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A beguiling chamber piece. Full Review |
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A true labor of love -- a masterpiece, and perhaps the crowning achievement of a long, varied and highly celebrated career. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A haunting farewell for father John Huston, a powerhouse acting turn from daughter Anjelica.
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5/5 |
The Dead celebrates the beauty of the English language, the challenges of marital love and the intimations of mortality which can bring us back to an exaltation of life. Full Review |
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Very faithful Joyce adaptation that's worth sticking with to its powerful end.
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This sublime adaptation of the last story in James Joyce's Dubliners is John Huston's final film, and it is as beautiful, delicate, and moving an epitaph as any filmmaker could ever desire. Full Review |
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