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Mood:
- HumorousAtmosphericOffbeatStylized
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Plot:
- Hidden IdentitySupernatural RomanceAfterlifeLove and RomanceMysterious CharacterOpposites AttractFall in LoveDestiny more...
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Genres:
- FantasyRomanceComedy
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Place:
- EuropeItaly
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Audience:
- Date Night
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Praise:
- Award WinnerPrestigious AwardsVenice Festival Winner
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousFantasticSlow
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Look:
- B&W
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Death Takes a Holiday, 1934
English, French
USA
Profile of Death Takes a Holiday
The mood of Death Takes a Holiday is humorous, offbeat, and atmospheric. The plot centers around a supernatural romance, the afterlife, and hidden identities. It is a romance, fantasy, and comedy movie. In approach, Death Takes a Holiday is fantastical. The pacing is slow. The setting is Italy. Visually, Death Takes a Holiday is black and white. It is adapted from a play. The movie is known for being a Venice Festival winner. Death Takes a Holiday is especially suggested for a date night.
Summary of Death Takes a Holiday
In this fanciful allegory, Death, bored with his somber job, visits Earth in the guise of a handsome prince. While all living creatures enjoy a mysterious respite from death, the Reaper falls in love with a beautiful Italian, then agonizes over revealing his true identity. Remade for TV in 1971 and again as Meet Joe Black (with Brad Pitt as Death) in 1998.
Details
| Language: | English, French |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 30 March 1934 |
| Runtime: | 79 min |
Cast and Crew
as Prince Sirki / Death
as Grazia
as Duke Lambert
as Alda
