The Dead
Summary:
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 love... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Anjelica Huston - (Gretta Conroy)
Donal McCann - (Gabriel Conroy)
Rachel Dowling - (Lily)
Cathleen Delaney - (Aunt Julia Morkan)
Helena Carroll - (Aunt Kate Morkan)
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Review:
Made while the director himself was not far from death, John Huston's film version of a James Joyce story widely regarded as the finest in English is a gracious tribute to his master. The story, which is set at a small Christmas party in turn-of-the-century Dublin, concludes with a typically Joycean epiphany. While not Joyce's story, wh... Continue >>
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