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The Dead (1988)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:21

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.8/10

Rated: U

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:01-12-2006

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... 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 guests, confesses to her husband Gabriel of a long ago love affair she still remembers. This revelation causes Gabriel to question matters of life and death... and moves him to lament the lack of such passion in his own life. [More]

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston

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Reviews for The Dead

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/11/08
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[A] deeply reverent, deeply affecting adaptation.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/05/08
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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Entirely filmed in a Californian warehouse, The Dead features the greatest Irish cast ever assembled on screen.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
02/05/08
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Fine performances from everyone, and a self-effacing, enigmatic star turn from Anjelica Huston herself.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/05/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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A beguiling chamber piece.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Dave Calhoun
Dave Calhoun
Time Out
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Swansong's rarely come more sublime.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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a finely polished jewel and a wonderful way to remember a great director.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/03/09
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

One of cinema's best literary adaptations.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/22/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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 Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/05/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

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.

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02/05/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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02/25/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

A true labor of love -- a masterpiece, and perhaps the crowning achievement of a long, varied and highly celebrated career.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/17/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
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06/29/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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05/06/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

A haunting farewell for father John Huston, a powerhouse acting turn from daughter Anjelica.

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12/03/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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 Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/28/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Very faithful Joyce adaptation that's worth sticking with to its powerful end.

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03/18/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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.

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07/30/03
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