Movie Description

Under the Volcano

(1984)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleUnder the Volcano

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1984-06-12

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 52m

Production CompaniesConacite Uno,Ithaca,Universal Pictures

Genres

  • Drama