DVD
Under the volcano
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Special ed.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio Lopez Tarzo, Katy Jurado.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Follows the final day in the life of self-destructive British consul Geoffrey Firmin, on the eve of World War II. Withering from alcoholism, Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Malcolm Lowry.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: audio commentaries featuring executive producer Michael Fitzgerald and producers Wieland Schulz-Keil and Moritz Borman on the film; screenwriter Guy Gallo on selected scenes; and actor and filmmaker Danny Huston, John Huston's son, on the main title sequence ; theatrical trailer ; interview with actress Jacqueline Bisset ; Notes from "Under the volcano" (1984), an hour-long documentary on the film's production, directed by Gary Conklin ; Volcano : an inquiry into the life and death of Malcolm Lowry (1976), filmmaker Donald Brittain's 99-minute, Academy-Award-nominated documentary, narrated by Richard Burton, about Under the volcano author Malcolm Lowry ; audio interview with John Huston from 1984.