Dead Again From:Kenneth Branagh , Emma Thompson , Raymond Cruz , Patrick Doyle , Richard Easton (II) , Paramount ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9786305882527
Format: Anamorphic
Format: Black & White
Format: Closed-captioned
Format: Color
Format: Dolby
Format: DVD-Video
Format: Widescreen
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6305882525
Label: Paramount
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 60 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 750 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 25 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 510 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-06-27
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1991-08-23
Product Description:
A los angeles gumshoe plunges into a world of unimaginable mystery as he uncovers the past-life experience of a beautiful amnesia victim. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/11/2006 Starring: Kenneth Branagh Emma Thompson Run time: 107 minutes Rating: R Director: Kenneth Branagh
Customer Reviews:
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Life After Love, Love After Death, 2008-11-01
Kenneth Branagh's film Dead Again is a superbly crafted thriller that cleverly combines film noir, supernatural suspense, melodrama, and romance. Branagh (Henry V) pulls double duty, both directing and starring in this stylish update of the mystery genre. The film stars Branagh and his wife Emma Thompson in dual-roles, as well as featuring an impressive supporting cast including Andy Garcia, Derek Jacobi, Hanna Schygulla, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams.
The film utilizes all of the trappings of a Hitchcock picture, while remaining completely original and contemporary. Though at times pretentious and over the top, Dead Again is a welcome return to a genre that in recent years has been dormant and waiting to be resurrected.
When L.A. private investigator Mike Church is asked to help an emotionally troubled amnesiac woman discover her identity, he is plunged into a mystery that will forever alter both of their lives. After an antiques dealer hypnotizes the woman, they trace her troubles to a murder in the past. In 1948 famous opera composer Roman Strauss was blamed for the murder of his wife, Margaret. Could the answer to this woman's troubles lie in a past life experience. As Mike and the woman learn more about Roman and Margaret, they find themselves falling in love. But then it seems possible that Margaret's killer may still be alive and looking to kill again. Soon Mike discovers the truth, but is it too late to stop history from repeating itself?
The film features an appropriately operatic finale, which is heightened by the dramatic musical score, composed by Patrick Doyle.
Contrived, convoluted, and manipulative, Dead Again received mixed reviews mainly because some critics failed to understand the more humorous elements of the plot. The film's screenplay was written by Scott Frank, who imbues the story with both ironic humor and melodramatic romance. Yet this is part of the film's overall charm. Both Branagh and Scott are clearly having fun with the genre, referencing filmmakers like Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock.
In the end, Dead Again is an effective thriller that will have audiences screaming and laughing one minute, gasping the next, and finally catching their breath after the climax.
Also recommended:
Rebecca
Spellbound
Dark Passage
Vertigo
Psycho
Eyes of Laura Mars
Somewhere in Time
Ghost
The Fisher King
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