Under the Volcano (1984)

Réalisateur:

John Huston

Scénaristes:

Guy Gallo (writer)
Malcolm Lowry (novel)

Date de sortie:

13 juin 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

No se puede vivir sin amar. (One cannot live without love.)

Intrigue:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Half Brother | One Day | Diplomat | Self Destruction | 1930s

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

It does something

Ensemble

Albert Finney	...	Geoffrey Firmin
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Yvonne Firmin
Anthony Andrews	...	Hugh Firmin
Ignacio López Tarso	...	Dr. Vigil (as Ignacio Lopez Tarzo)
Katy Jurado	...	Senora Gregoria
James Villiers	...	Brit
Dawson Bray	...	Quincey
Carlos Riquelme	...	Bustamante
Jim McCarthy	...	Gringo
José René Ruiz	...	Dwarf (as Rene Ruiz 'Tun-Tun')
Eleazar Garcia Jr.	...	Chief of Gardens
Salvador Sánchez	...	Chief of Stockyards (as Salvador Sanchez)
Sergio Calderón	...	Chief of Municipality (as Sergio Calderon)
Araceli Ladewuen Castelun	...	Maria
Emilio Fernández	...	Diosdado (as Emilio Fernandez)
Arturo Sarabia	...	Cervantes
Roberto Sosa	...	Few Fleas (as Roberto Martinez Sosa)
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Sinarquista
Ugo Moctezuma	...	Latin Consul
Isabel Vázquez 'La Chichimeca'	...	Chicken Lady
Gustavo Fernandez 'Xochitl'	...	Transvestite
Irene Díaz de Dávila	...	Concepta (as Irene Diaz deDavila)
Alberto Olvera	...	Matador
Eduardo Borbolla	...	Don Juan Tenorio
Alejandra Suarez	...	Doña Ines
Rodolfo De Alexandre	...	Bus Driver (as Rodolfo De Alejandre)
Juan Ángel Martínez Ramos	...	Passenger (as Juan Angel Martinez Ramos)
Martín Palomares Carrión	...	Dead Indian (as Martín Palomares Carrion)
Mário Arévalo	...	Horseman (as Mario Arevalo)
Ramiro Ramírez	...	Second Horseman (as Ramiro Ramirez Ramirez)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Günter Meisner	...	(uncredited)
Alfonso Castro Valle	...	(uncredited)

Réalisé par
John Huston

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Guy Gallo		writer
Malcolm Lowry		novel "Under the Volcano"

Produit par
Moritz Borman	....	producer
Michael Fitzgerald	....	executive producer
Arnold Gefsky	....	associate producer
Héctor López	....	associate producer (as Hector López Lechuga)
Wieland Schulz-Keil	....	producer

Musique originale
Alex North

Image
Gabriel Figueroa

Montage
Roberto Silvi

Création des décors
Gunther Gerszo		(as Gunther Gerzso)

Direction artistique
José Rodríguez Granada		(as José Rodriguez Granada)

Décorateur de plateau
Martín Cardenas
Theresa Wachter

Création des costumes
Angela Dodson

Maquillage
Fernando García González	....	hair stylist
Fernando García González	....	makeup artist
Keis Maes	....	hair stylist: Miss Jacqueline Bisset
Keis Maes	....	makeup artist: Miss Jacqueline Bisset
Teresa Sánchez	....	hair stylist
Teresa Sánchez	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Pedro Escobedo	....	head of production: Conacine Production
Jorge Jiménez	....	production manager: Conacine Production (as Jorge Jimenez B.)
Mauricio Rojas	....	production supervisor: Conacine Production
Tom Shaw	....	production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Manuel Muñoz	....	first assistant director
Dennis Shaw	....	second assistant director

Département Art
Rafael Delong	....	construction coordinator (as Rafael DeLong)
Stephanie Riggs Stelly	....	plant decorator
Elsa Wachter	....	set designer

Technicien du son
Fernando Cámara	....	boom operator (as Fernando Camara)
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin Charles	....	sound mixer
Daniel J. Johnson	....	assistant sound editor (as Dan Johnson)
Marvin I. Kosberg	....	dialogue editor (as Marvin Kosberg)
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Palk	....	supervising sound editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer

Effets spéciaux
Jesús 'Chuco' Durán	....	special effects (as Chucho Duran)

Cascadeur
Karen Price	....	stunt woman

Caméra et Département Electrique
Fernando Acerdo	....	chief electrician
Fernando Calvillo	....	gaffer
François Duhamel	....	still photographer (as Francois Duhamel)
Gerardo Flores	....	assistant camera
Manuel González	....	camera operator (as Manuel Gonzalez)
Randy Nolen	....	panaglide operator
Pablo Ríos	....	assistant camera

Département Casting
Joaquín Garrido	....	extras casting

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Antonia Córtez	....	wardrobe (as Antonia Cortéz)
Antonieta Esquivel	....	wardrobe assistant
Abel Melo	....	wardrobe assistant
Víctor Ramírez	....	wardrobe assistant

Dpartement Editorial
Elvio Sordoni	....	assistant editor

Département Musique
Else Blangsted	....	music editor (as Elsa Blangsted)
Lennie Niehaus	....	orchestrator
Albert Woodbury	....	orchestrator (as Al Woodbury)
John Beal	....	composer: additional source music (uncredited)
Curt Sobel	....	music editor (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Divers
Javier Aguilar	....	production assistant: Conacine Production
Joan Blake	....	secretary: John Huston
Luciana Cabarga	....	production coordinator: Mexico
Júlio Cervántes	....	delegate: actors union (as Julio Cervantes)
Ximena Cuevas	....	production assistant
Kathy Fitzgerald	....	presenter
Michael Fitzgerald	....	presenter
John Franco	....	script supervisor
Rogelio Gonzalez C.	....	production assistant: Conacine Production
Tom Gray	....	unit publicist
Danny Huston	....	director: main title sequence
Alejandro Leal	....	production assistant: Conacine Production
Felipe Marino	....	production assistant: Conacine Production
Martín Montes	....	production assistant: Conacine Production
Anne Shaw	....	production coordinator
Michael Toshiyuki Uno	....	intern: AFI (as Michael Uno)
Jim McCarthy	....	production accountant (uncredited)

Merci
Lauro Ortega	....	special debt of gratitude (as Prof. Lauro Ortega)
Moisés Ortíz	....	special debt of gratitude (as Prof. Moisés Ortíz)

Companies de production

• Conacite Uno
• Ithaca

Distributeurs

• Universal Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Hachette-Fox Distribution (France)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (TV)
• Mr Bongo Films (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Pixel World (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Showtime Networks (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1990) (Finland) (TV)

Autres Companies

• Churubusco Azteca  negative developed by
• Glen Glenn Sound  sound
• The Hotel Hacienda Cocoyoc  special debt of gratitude
• The Mexican Film Institute  special debt of gratitude
• Universal Title and Optical  titles and opticals (as Universal Optical)
• Western Costume Company  costume rentals

Durée:

112 min

Pays:

USA | Mexico

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

Acapantzingo, Morelos, Mexico

Société:

Conacite Uno

Anecdotes:

John Huston initially wanted to cast Richard Burton as the British consul. Huston and Burton had had a great success with a previous movie about an alcoholic set in Mexico, The Night of the Iguana (1964). Much to his regret, Burton had to decline the offer, as he was appearing in a touring production of Noel Coward's "Private Lives" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Guillemet:

Geoffrey Firmin: How, unless you drink as I do, can you hope to understand the beauty of an old indian woman playing dominoes with a chicken?

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur Baja (1996)

It does something

An ex-colleague of mine once recommended this movie to me. When it was released in the cinemas he watched it several times, and he said that if i really was a movie freak, this was something i had to see. So, when a few weeks ago this movie was shown on TV in The Netherlands, i did. When i watched it i didn't know where the story was going, but when it ended and a week after it, it didn't get out of my head. After that week when i was doubting about it was a good or an average movie i ended up with the idea that it really is something special. Albert Finney is really great in this picture as an alcoholic (better than Nicolas Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas") and i totally agree with my ex-colleague that he is one of his favourite actors. It is not a movie for the masses, but when you are a movie-fanatic it is a must.