Under the Volcano (1984)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Theatrical Release Information:
Under the Volcano
A strange, hallucinatory adaptation of the Malcolm Lowry novel of the same name, John Huston's bleak drama is set during the Mexican "Day of the Dead" ceremony in 1939. Albert Finney stars as Geoffrey Firmin, the booze-besotted former British consul to Cuernevarca, who has cut himself off from his loved ones, the better to drink himself to death while surrounded by all manner of skull-and-skeleton decorations. At the urging of his wife Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset), his half-brother Hugh (Anthony Andrews) goes on a "heart of darkness" search for his missing sibling. Novelist Lowry was himself a suicidal alcoholic, who poured every drop of his embittered philosophy into the Firmin character. If any director could bring Lowry's difficult novel to life, it was Huston, whose own record for drunken self-destruction is the source of legend. (Huston was actually the seventh director to tackle the novel, which had originally been optioned in 1957 by actor Zachary Scott.) Artists contributing to the fascinating Under the Volcano include the brilliant Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, screenwriter Guy Gallo, composer Alex North, and director Emilio Fernandez, cast in a significant cameo as a bartender. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Under the Volcano:
Jacqueline Bisset also in Fascination , Sex & Mrs. X , The Sleepy Time Gal , September , Day for Night , Rich and Famous
Katy Jurado also in El Evangelio De Las Maravillas , El Bruto , Arrowhead , Stay Away, Joe , One-Eyed Jacks , Barabbas
James Villiers also in Blood From the Mummy's Tomb , Saint Jack , The Nanny , Eva , Mountains of the Moon
Sergio Calderon also in The Ruins , The Old Gringo , The Missing , Hard Ground , Men in Black
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