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Dead Again

Dead Again

Mystery · Thriller · Romance · 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.

Movie details

Dead Again

“How many times can you die for love?”

1991 Mystery · Thriller · Romance 1h 47m

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6.4 / 10

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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.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kenneth Branagh

Written by

Scott Frank

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Roman Strauss / Mike Church

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Gray Baker

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Grace / Margaret Strauss

Lois Hall

Lois Hall

Sister Constance

Richard Easton

Richard Easton

Father Timothy

Jo Anderson

Jo Anderson

Sister Madeleine / Starlet

P

Patrick MontesDeOca

Pickup Driver

Court is in session

Put Dead Again on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.