Under the Volcano

One cannot live without love.

1984·1h 52m·★ 6.6(102)R

Drama

Director John HustonWriter Guy Gallo

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.

Awards: Won 1 · 2 nominations

Based on: Under the Volcano

Set in: Mexico