Under the Volcano (1984)
One cannot live without love.
1984-06-20
Mexico, United States of America
112 Min.
PG-13
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.
Cast
Geoffrey Firmin
Yvonne Firmin
Hugh Firmin
Dr. Vigil
Senora Gregoria
Brit
Quincey
Bustamante
Gringo
Dwarf
Chief of Gardens
Chief of Stockyards