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03/11/08
The Dead (1988)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:21
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
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... [More]
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly
Director: John Huston
Reviews for The Dead
Top Critic[A] deeply reverent, deeply affecting adaptation.
02/05/08
Top CriticEntirely filmed in a Californian warehouse, The Dead features the greatest Irish cast ever assembled on screen.
02/05/08
Fine performances from everyone, and a self-effacing, enigmatic star turn from Anjelica Huston herself.
02/05/08
Top CriticA beguiling chamber piece.
01/26/06
Top CriticSwansong's rarely come more sublime.
05/24/03
Top Critica finely polished jewel and a wonderful way to remember a great director.
11/03/09
One of cinema's best literary adaptations.
06/22/08
There's also a rather awesome and unpretentious directness as well as calmness about the way that Huston contemplates his own rapidly approaching death.
02/05/08
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.
02/05/08
Top CriticNo review available.
02/25/07
A true labor of love -- a masterpiece, and perhaps the crowning achievement of a long, varied and highly celebrated career.
11/17/05
No review available.
10/21/05
No review available.
06/29/05
No review available.
05/06/05
A haunting farewell for father John Huston, a powerhouse acting turn from daughter Anjelica.
12/03/04
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.
08/28/04
No review available.
05/14/04
Very faithful Joyce adaptation that's worth sticking with to its powerful end.
03/18/04
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.
07/30/03
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