Under the Volcano

1080p 112 min 1984 Published on, 1 year ago

6.5

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.

Country

Mexico

Genre

Drama

Released

12 Jun, 1984

Main Cast

Albert Finney , Jacqueline Bisset , Anthony Andrews , Ignacio López Tarso , Katy Jurado

Supporting Cast

James Villiers , Carlos Riquelme , Eleazar García Jr. , Salvador Sánchez , Sergio Calderón

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