The Dead

★★★★★

Turkish title: Ölüler

“A vast, merry, and uncommon tale of love.”

1987 · 1 h 23 min

Directed by John Huston

Drama

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Cast

Anjelica Huston Donal McCann

Credits

Written by: James Joyce

Plot

A Dublin Christmas party in 1904, based on the James Joyce story, was his last film.

Sinekatalog’s take

John Huston's final film recreates a Dublin Christmas party from Joyce's story. Tender, quiet and moving, with Anjelica Huston superb, its ending is a gorgeous meditation on love, memory and death.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (10,201 votes)
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