the dead truly be a work of art . clearly and john huston meant to show that he be still in the full glory of some passion by make it and even a his body be fail him . this movie be powerfully affect and lingers in the mind long after it be do . read the joyce short story certainly add more depth to the character and especially gabriel inner turmoil and but the essence be all there in this film . a a statement by an artist of his love of life and his craft and the dead stand alone .