这是《火山之下》的作者马尔科姆·劳尔（Malcolm Lowrie）的一部生动而形象化的传记，带我们深入到一个漂泊在墨西哥的心碎的英国酒鬼苍白的世界之中。这部影片充满智慧和张力，这无疑来源于布莱顿和劳尔一样也是一个酒鬼。所以他能够深切地体会到他的拍摄客体的挫败感。

This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels of the 20th century, Under the Volcano. But while Lowry fought a winning battle with words, he lost his battle with alcohol. Shot on location in four countries, the film combines photographs, readings by Richard Burton from the novel and interviews with the people who loved and hated Lowry, to create a vivid portrait of the man.