Under the Volcano (1984)
One cannot live without love.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1984-06-20
- Runtime:
- 112 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- John Huston
- Top cast:
- Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.6/10 from 102 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.3/10