Under the volcano
(DVD)

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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (17 chiefly unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
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Southside - Media
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515026420

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Malcolm Lowry.
General Note
Previously released as a motion picture in 1984.
General Note
Wide screen (1.78:1).
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Accompanying booklet features essay by Christian Viviani.
General Note
Special features Disc 1: Audio commentaries by Michael Fitzgerald, Wieland Schulz-Keil, and Moritz Borman on the film, by Guy Gallo on selected scenes, and by Danny Huston on the main title sequence ; Theatrical trailer.
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Special features on Disc 2: Interview with Jacqueline Bisset (2007) ; Notes from Under the volcano (60 min. documentary on the film's production, 1984) directed by Gary Conklin ; Volcano, an inquiry into the life and death of Malcolm Lowry (99 min. documentary about author Malcolm Lowry, 1976) narrated by Richard Burton ; Audio interview with John Huston (1984).
Creation/Production Credits
Production supervisor, Tom Shaw ; director of photography, Gabriel Figueroa ; production designer, Gunther Gerzso ; edited by Roberto Silvi ; music by Alex North.
Participants/Performers
Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Katy Jurado, Ignacio Lopez Tarzo.
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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