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Dead Again (1991) 6.9
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Reviews: 102 user | 49 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specializes in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman who he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and has ... See full summary » Director:Kenneth BranaghWriter:Scott Frank |
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| Derek Jacobi | ... | ||
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| Campbell Scott | ... | ||
| Emma Thompson | ... | ||
| Jo Anderson | ... | ||
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Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specializes in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman who he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and has no memories of her own. She keeps having nightmares involving the murder of a pianist, Margaret, by her husband Roman Strauss in the late 1940s. In an attempt to solve the mystery about these nightmares, Church seeks the help of Madson who is an antiques dealer with the gift of hypnosis. The hypnosis sessions will soon begin to reveal some surprises. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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A Mystery About True Love...And Certain Death. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 August 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Volver a morir See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$38,020,000 (USA)Company Credits
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DolbyAspect Ratio:
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Roman Strauss: To die is different than what anyone supposes and luckier.
Gray Baker: Is that a line from your opera?
Roman Strauss: It's Walt Whitman. I can't take credit for everything, Mr. Baker.
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Both of Grace's other names - Katherine Pierce and Amanda Sharpe - evoke images of scissors ("pierce" "sharp"). See more »Goofs
Grace says "I know my left hand from my right hand" but gestures with the wrong hands. See more »Quotes
Gray Baker: Aren't you afraid of dying?Roman Strauss: To die is different than what anyone supposes and luckier.
Gray Baker: Is that a line from your opera?
Roman Strauss: It's Walt Whitman. I can't take credit for everything, Mr. Baker.
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This movie is one of the unappreciated jewels of the 1990's, a film done so well that virtually every aspect, from script to direction to performances to music to editing, sweeps you away. Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson (who were then married)each played two roles, one in the past, one in the present, with different clothes, hairstyles and accents, as part of a couple destined to be together forever.
Branagh, coming off his rookie directing debut in HENRY V, did a simply beautiful job here, using the same creative team as HV (Patrick Doyle deserves especial kudos for his astounding musical score). Playing both a cynical private eye ("I'm not looking for Miss Right; I'm looking for Miss Right Now") and a jealous German composer from the 1940's, he turns in two complete portraits of unusual men, while directing as well.
The film didn't stay in theaters long (most likely due to studio politics), but has apparently found a new audience on video. I've loved it since the first time I saw it, in its first run (I admit to seeing it five times in the theater and buying it on video the day it came out) -- so I may be slightly prejudiced -- but from every angle -- thriller, love story, character study -- it's a winner. See it on DVD and hear Branagh's comments on various aspects of the film -- that adds another dimension right there.
In fact, see it any way you can. It's just marvelous.