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Alex Cox directed this stylized adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges labyrinthine detective story about a totalitarian city of the future plagued by a rash of bizarre crimes. Peter Boyle stars as Lonnrot, a decidedly even headed detective prone to philosophizing and Christopher Eccleston is his nemesis, Red Scarlach, whom Lonnrot believes could be behind these ritualistic crimes. Set in a surreal landscape that provokes Lonnrot's philosophical musings and leads him through mystical cabals and conspiracies within conspiracies, DEATH AND THE COMPASS is a remarkable adaptation of Borges' story, and a fascinating, often exhilarating film. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Miguel Sandoval
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
Blow (2001)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexico
Best movies:
La Chevre (1981)
Matando Cabos (2004)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Alex Cox
UK
Best movies:
Herod's Law (1999)
Mad God (2021)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Roberto Sosa
Mexico
Best movies:
Man on Fire (2004)
Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Bruno Bichir
Mexico
Best movies:
Midaq Alley (1995)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Under Fire (1983)
Claudio Brook
Mexico
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Viridiana (1961)