What is Prizzi's Honor / The Dead about?

PRIZZI'S HONOR, 1985, Disney, 130 min. Mob hit man Jack Nicholson falls in love with Kathleen Turner, only to learn that she, too, is an assassin for hire. In director John Huston's hands this relationship between two killers becomes a hilarious parody of domesticity, until the nature of their work takes a dark, disturbing turn. With Anjelica Huston (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner). THE DEAD, 1987, Lionsgate, 83 min. John Huston's elegiac final film is one of his best, a moving meditation on love, art, faith and marriage. Adapted from a short story by James Joyce, the film depicts one night in the life of a group of friends and relatives who gather for a Christmas party. Among the celebrants are Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) and his wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), whose relationship becomes the focus of the ensemble piece when Gretta tells a story that forces Gabriel to re-evaluate his marriage and his life. Discussion between films with actress Anjelica Huston.

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What is Prizzi's Honor / The Dead about?: PRIZZI'S HONOR, 1985, Disney, 130 min. Mob hit man Jack Nicholson falls in love with Kathleen Turner, only to learn that she, too, is an assassin for hire. In director John Huston's hands this relationship between two killers becomes a hilarious parody of domesticity, until the nature of their work takes a dark, disturbing turn. With Anjelica Huston (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner).
THE DEAD, 1987, Lionsgate, 83 min. John Huston's elegiac final film is one of his best, a moving meditation on love, art, faith and marriage. Adapted from a short story by James Joyce, the film depicts one night in the life of a group of friends and relatives who gather for a Christmas party. Among the celebrants are Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) and his wife, Gretta (Anjelica Huston), whose relationship becomes the focus of the ensemble piece when Gretta tells a story that forces Gabriel to re-evaluate his marriage and his life. Discussion between films with actress Anjelica Huston.