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Under the Volcano
“One cannot live without love.”
6.6 / 10• 1984• 1h 52m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.
Cast & Crew
Albert Finney
Geoffrey Firmin
Lead
Jacqueline Bisset
Yvonne Firmin
Anthony Andrews
Hugh Firmin
Ignacio López Tarso
Dr. Vigil
Katy Jurado
Senora Gregoria
James Villiers
Brit
DB
Dawson Bray
Quincey
Carlos Riquelme
Bustamante
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Huston's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Under the Volcano is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
