john huston and actor and director well know for more robust fare such a the misfit and african queen and direct his daughter and angelica huston and in what would be his last film . indeed and the film be release after huston death . base on james joyce novella of the same name and the dead tell the quiet story of a new year celebration in 1904 dublin . huston and his cast and his screenwriter and include his son tony and have create a gem of a movie . the novella be among joyce fine work ( as well a be the only one that be filmable ) . the film be a tribute to huston genius . he have take a small and beautiful story and have make a small and beautiful movie . donal mccann and angelica huston shine ( although shine be too showy and too flashy a word to describe their quiet and understated performance ) . the dead reflect the huston family love for ireland and be and in it own quiet way and a fitting final movie for a legend .