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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0842017203735
Feature: THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
Format: PAL
Label: Manga Films
Manufacturer: Manga Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Manga Films
Region Code: 2.0
Running Time: 83 minutes
Sales Rank: 37988
Studio: Manga Films
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1987
Features:- THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Spanish ( Subtitles ),SPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s),SYNOPSIS: The final film of legendary director John Huston was based on the closing story of James Joyce's Dubliners. Anjelica Huston is top-billed as Gretta Conroy, the niece by marriage of turn-of-century Irish spinsters Kate Morkan (Helena Carroll) and Julia Morkan (Cathleen Delany). At the home of these two curious ladies, Gretta is prodded into remembering her long-dead lover. She tearfully reveals to her husband (Donal McCann) that the deceased boy may well have died on her behalf. Her tale of woe bespeaks the sentiment shared by James Joyce: no matter how long in their graves, the dead will always influence the living. Adding to the film's elegiac quality, it stars Huston's daughter Anjelica and was co-written with his son Tony Huston.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards,
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Don't Overlook Frank Patterson's Role!
The tenor evoking the memory of Michael Furey (the dead) for the wife,as he sings during the dinner party, assumes a more significant role when heard in a film score, than when left to a reader's imagination. John Huston had the keen sense to find the best - Irish tenor Frank Patterson, who died in 2000. According to CD notes for a Patterson collection including this song, he was originally going to be hired merely as the voice, but was then cast to act and sing.
While I admire the ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect movie
I find it really a disgrace that it isn't available on DVD region 1 along with the making of documentary.The first time I saw it, I found it to be amazing and beautiful.Although it is slow moving, it is really worth the effort to sit thru it and enjoy. There are some departures from the novella, but they only enhance the film. I recommend reading the short story after the movie like I did.
Rating:  - Slow movie with a perfect ending.
The last scene of "The Dead" includes a voice over by Donal McCann and just may be one of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen. In retrospect it was the perfect way for John Huston to finish his long career. But before this scene, I found the movie challenging to sit through. The acting was superb but much like Huston's "Under the Volcano", the story seemed to meander along at a slow pace and and I lost my interest, hoping something would happen soon. My patience was rewarded in the last scene, ... Read More
Rating: - Achingly faithful to the great short story
It's a great sadness this movie has not been converted into a readily available DVD. It turned me on to the James Joyce short story of the same name and now both live in my mind, frequently inspiring me to dwell on how the shared memories of our lifetimes make up who we are, both as individuals and a community. If you are at all introspective about your life, I am almost certain you will love this film. If you have seen it, maybe it belongs in your personal collection. It is the ONLY ONE in mine. ... Read More
Rating: - Richer with each viewing
I saw this this first time at the movies 20 years ago on a magical evening when snow was swirling as I left the theater. I had loved the short story and thought the film was a good adaptation. Since then I have seen it three or four more times on video and each time I find that the movie speaks to me more eloquently. Last time I saw it was two years ago and I have to admit I started crying after about ten minutes and wound up sobbing for the last fifteen or so. If there's perfection in filmmaking, ... Read More
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