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Dead Again|Kenneth Branagh

Dead Again

Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson
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Overview

In Kenneth Branagh's stylish suspense film, Branagh stars as Mike Church, a Los Angeles detective who is drawn into the life of Grace (Emma Thompson), a woman with amnesia who is plagued by disturbing nightmares. Attempts to help her regain her memory bring them to Franklyn Madson (Derek Jacobi), a mysterious hypnotist who runs an antique shop. Under hypnosis, Grace claims that in a previous life she was Margaret Strauss, a concert pianist who was murdered by her jealous husband, Roman. Further sessions lead her to believe that Mike is actually Roman reincarnated and that the two are destined to re-create the murder. Mike must then attempt to solve two mysteries--the real identity of Grace and the true story behind a 40-year-old crime. Branagh's taut thriller also features Robin Williams, Andy Garcia, and Campbell Scott.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Kenneth Branagh - Director
Kenneth Branagh
Emma Thompson
Andy Garcia
Derek Jacobi
Wayne Knight
Robin Williams
Hanna Schygulla
Campbell Scott
Jo Anderson
Lois Hall

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand)
  • Run Time: 107
  • Color Format: B&W and Color
  • UPC: 810044711226
  • Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: May 2022

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
In DEAD AGAIN, an L.A. detective's humdrum life is shaken up by the appearance of a beautiful woman suffering from amnesia. Her memory returns in a series of increasingly violent flashbacks, some of which date back to a former life in which the detective was her possibly homicidal husband.

Notes:
Theatrical release: August 23, 1991. Robin Williams stars in the film as Dr. Cozy Carlisle. Williams also appears in Branagh's HAMLET. Derek Jacobi's stuttering in the film is a reference to his famous role as the Roman emperor Claudius in I, CLAUDIUS. Patrick Swayze's mother, choreographer Patsy Swayze, coached both Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson for the 1940s-style dance scene in the movie. Costume designer Phyllis Dalton previously worked on many notable British films such as DR. ZHIVAGO and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. She won her second Oscar for the Branagh film HENRY V.

Reviews:
"...A big, convoluted, entertainingly dizzy romantic mystery melodrama....Another coup de cinéma for [Branagh]..." - 08/23/1991 New York Times, p.C1


"...It's fun to see somebody revive the amnesia genre....[Thompson is] appealing in both of her roles..." - 08/23/1991 USA Today, p.4D


"...A giddy whirling dervish of a movie that serves as a stylish and witty sonnet to the ghosts of Hollywood past..." - 08/23/1991 Los Angeles Times, p.F1

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