Before the Rain (1994) Italy
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Director:Manchevski, Milcho, Colin, Grégoire, Gould, Joe, Law, Phyllida, Needham, Peter, Serbedzija, Rade
Studio:Carson Productions
Writer:Nick Arnold, Michael Barrie
Rating:9.0 (86 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:715515029421
Genre:Italian films
IMDb:0259373
Duration:1:43:00
Languages:Italian
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300007222
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Manchevski, Milcho, Colin, Grégoire, Gould, Joe, Law, Phyllida, Needham, Peter, Serbedzija, Rade  ...  (Director)
Nick Arnold, Michael Barrie  ...  (Writer)
 
Johnny Carson  ...  Himself - Host
Lisa Frantz  ...  Guest Star Recurring
Letha Hadady  ...  Herself
Christopher Jackson  ...  Himself
Ed McMahon  ...  Himself
Anita Merritt  ...  Herself
Dolly Parton  ...  Herself
Doc Severinsen  ...  Himself
Elizabeth Taylor  ...  Herself
Comments: DEURO 109

Summary: The first film made in the newly independent Republic of Macedonia, Milcho Manchevski’s Before the Rain crosscuts the stories of an orthodox Christian monk (Grégoire Colin), a British photo agent (Katrin Cartlidge), and a native Macedonian war photographer (Rade Šerbedžija) to paint a portrait of simmering, entrenched ethnic and religious hatred about to reach its boiling point. Made during the strife of the war-torn Balkan states in the nineties, this gripping triptych of love and violence is also a timeless evocation of the loss of pastoral innocence, and remains one of recent cinema’s most poetic evocations of the futility of war. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: • New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Milcho Manchevski • Audio commentary featuring Manchevski and film scholar Annette Insdorf • New video interview with actor Rade Šerbedžija • Manchevski's award-winning music video for Arrested Development's "Tennessee" • Stills galleries of Manchevski's photographs and on-set shots • Theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitle translation • PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Ian Christie • More!