Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1934 · 79 min · EN · NR · 6.4 (37 votes)
Dir. Mitchell Leisen · Starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Gail Patrick · Music John Leipold

HE LIVED FOR THREE DAYS...AND LOVED FOREVER!

RomanceDramaFantasy

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

VIBE

A hauntingly beautiful meditation on life and love. It feels like a whispered secret, a dreamlike encounter with the inevitable, wrapped in the elegance of a bygone era. Profoundly romantic and deeply melancholic.

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