Directed by:
John HustonScreenplay:
Guy GalloCinematography:
Gabriel FigueroaComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers, Roberto Sosa, Hugo Stiglitz, Günter Meisner (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
November 1, 1938, the Day of the Dead in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), British Consul to Mexico, has just quit his job and takes solace with his best friend - a bottle of booze in an effort to forget his problems, and that of the world. Whilst the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Nazism in Germany have fuelled Mexican nationalism, he is also still bitter after the divorce from his actress wife, Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset). Despite writing to him several times, without any reply, about her intentions to rekindle their marriage, Yvonne decides to return to Cuernavaca on the Day of the Dead. But Geoffrey's younger half-brother, Hugh (Anthony Andrews) also arrives in order to help his brother get sober and live his life again. But a self-destructive drunk is not an easy man to reclaim. (Odeon)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1985 - Albert Finney (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1985 - Alex North (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
Golden Globes
- 1985 - Albert Finney (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1985 - Jacqueline Bisset (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1984 - Albert Finney (Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1984 - Albert Finney (Best Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1984 - John Huston (Golden Palm - Official Competition)