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Rating: 6.4/10 by 372 users

Dead Again (1991)

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

Directing:
  • Kenneth Branagh
  • Steve Danton
  • Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom
  • Marshall Schlom
Writing:
  • Scott Frank
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Aug 23, 1991

Rating: 6.4/10 by 372 users

Alternative Title:
L'altro delitto - IT
เมินเสียเถิดความตาย - TH
Voltar a Morrer - BR
Zemřít znovu - CZ

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 47 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $38,016,380

Plot Keyword: amnesia, fortune teller, nightmare, hypnosis, twist, lovers, romance, private investigator, psychological thriller, therapy, dual role, orchestra conductor, gumshoe, san francisco

Kenneth Branagh
Roman Strauss / Mike Church
Emma Thompson
Margaret Strauss / Grace
Derek Jacobi
Franklyn Madson
Andy García
Gray Baker
Wayne Knight
Pete Dugan
Robin Williams
Cozy Carlisle
Richard Easton
Father Timothy
Jo Anderson
Sister Madeleine / Starlet
Campbell Scott
Doug O'Malley
Vasek Simek
Otto Kline
Miriam Margolyes
Hypnotism Patient
Lois Hall
Sister Constance
Gordana Rashovich
Handcuffed Woman

talisencrw

By far, my favourite film of Branagh's that he's directed. A solid mystery/thriller--the kind that's not done enough these days IMHO. Though he's certainly diversified his oeuvre recently, what with Disney remakes and even superhero films, I wish he had done a lot more like this one, rather than, high-quality as they are, a metric tonne of yet-more Shakespearean adaptations.

DocTerminus

Kenneth Branagh's first film, **HENRY V**, was a critical triumph. But since it was a Shakespeare story, it is overlooked as high-brow. With **DEAD AGAIN** as his sophomore directorial effort, Branagh has a film for the popcorn crowd. If **HENRY V** was tonally like a Laurence Olivier film, **DEAD AGAIN** is tonally like an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Filmed in 2 eras, in both color and black and white, with characters portraying multiple characters, a private eye, reincarnation, a fortune teller even a _femme fatale_ suffering from amnesia! Obviously **DEAD AGAIN** is a suspense thriller of old. The screenplay by Scott Frank - screenwriter of **OUT OF SIGHT**, **GET SHORTY** and **MINORITY REPORT**- is taut and exciting. Branagh's creative use of camera and the thundering musical score by his musical alter ego, Patrick Doyle, marry well with that script. Once again, Branagh carries the film in front and behind the camera. This time taking on 2 different roles, as does his one-time wife Emma Thompson. While some from his Shakespeare community appear in other roles, Branagh embraces his first Hollywood film by bringing on board American actors, like Andy Garcia and Robin Williams. In the end, story is king in **DEAD AGAIN**. It is fun and exciting and easily one of the best films of 1991. _"...two halves of the same person. Nothing can separate them, not even death.”_


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