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Before the Rain (1994)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:10
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Shot in Macedonia and London, "Before the Rain" is a haunting study of war and its tragic consequences -- especially when the fighting occurs between neighbors. Divided into three sections, the... Shot in Macedonia and London, "Before the Rain" is a haunting study of war and its tragic consequences -- especially when the fighting occurs between neighbors. Divided into three sections, the connection between seemingly disparate events and people only becomes clear at the film's end. In "Words," a pure and innocent Macedonian monk breaks his vows in order to hide an Albanian girl accused of murder. "Faces" dramatizes an Englishwoman's struggle to choose between her husband and her lover, a Pulitzer Prize-winning war photographer who is about to return to his native Macedonia. And "Pictures," the final segment, follows the photographer as he tries to comprehend the violence and bloodshed that have so transformed his nation's landscape and turned one-time friends into bitter enemies. [More]
Starring: Rade Serbedzija, Katrin Cartlidge, Gregoire Colin
Starring: Rade Serbedzija, Katrin Cartlidge, Gregoire Colin
Director: Milcho Manchevski
Director: Milcho Manchevski
Reviews for Before the Rain
What it loses in novelty and subtlety it makes up for in its earnest depiction of love and individual human decency in the face of societal cruelty.
Creates a scenario that it's inevitable the heavy rains will fall over the bloody land ... .
Dealing with the Balkan wars, this ambitious and compassionate art film interweaves three stories (one set in London) that contrast the calm beauty of the Macedonian landscape with the harowing violence that erups within its borders.
Unfortunately not the masterpiece I hoped for, but still a thought-provoking trio of intertwined stories set in the war-torn Balkans.
Makes it clear that the long arm of tribal violence is stark and scary.
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