Under the volcano
Title:
Under the volcano
Author:
Huston, John, 1906-1987.
Edition:
Special edition.
Publication Information:
[United States] : Criterion Collection, 2007.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Summary:
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.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Malcolm Lowry.
Previously released as a motion picture in 1984.
Accompanying booklet features essay by Christian Viviani.
Special features on 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.
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).
Language:
English
Contents:
Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Special features.
ISBN:
9781934121948
UPC:
715515026420
Format :
DVD
