Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1976 · Documentary · 100 min. · Canada
A documentary on the life of the alcoholic writer Malcolm Lowry, interspersed with readings of Lowry's work by Richard Burton. Lowry was born and educated in England. He moved to Mexico in 1936, where he lived near the volcano Popocatepetl, on an allowance from his father. There, between drunken bouts, he started writing his one important novel, "Under the Volcano" that takes place on the Mexican day of the dead. He takes eight years to finish it, writing most of it while living in a shack in British Colombia, Canada.
Direction Donald Brittain · John Kramer
Cast Marjorie Bonner · Donald Brittain · John Buchan · Richard Burton · Arthur Calder-Marshall · Albert Russel Erskine
Soundtrack Alain Clavier
Screenplay Donald Brittain
Cinematography Douglas Kiefer
Original title Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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