Before the rain (a tale in three parts) / Aim Productions, Noé Productions and Vardar Film with the participation of British Screen and the European Co-Production Fund present in association with Polygram Audiovisual and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia ; a film by Milcho Manchevski ; produced by Judy Counihan, Cedomir Kolar, Sam Taylor, Cat Villiers ; written and directed by Milcho Manchevski.
When a mysterious incident in the Macedonian mountains blows out of proportion, it threatens to start a civil war. Told in three parts. A silent young monk offers protection to an ethnic Albanian girl who is suspected of murder. A London photojournalist who is pregnant, needs to deal with her estran...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Macedonian Albanian English |
| Published: | [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008], ©2008. |
| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
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| Summary: | When a mysterious incident in the Macedonian mountains blows out of proportion, it threatens to start a civil war. Told in three parts. A silent young monk offers protection to an ethnic Albanian girl who is suspected of murder. A London photojournalist who is pregnant, needs to deal with her estranged husband and desires a permanence with her lover. Her lover is a prize-winning Macedonian photographer, just back from Bosnia, finds himself changed by the violence. Linked by events and explores the uncompromising nature of war. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1994. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf and Manchevski; new video interview with actor Rade Šerbedžija; "Behind the scenes in Macedonia:" a short 1993 documentary about the making of Before the rain; soundtrack selections, featuring music of Macedonian band Anastasia; on-set footage; theatrical trailers; stills galleries of production photos; storyboards; letters; a selection from Manchevski's photography collection Street; Manchevski's award-winning "Tennessee" music video ; Booklet features: a new essay by film scholar Ian Christie. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 volume : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital surround, NTSC. |
| Awards: | Venice Film Festival, 1994: "CinemAwenire' Award - Best Film in Competition (Milcho Manchevski) ; FIPRESCI Prize (Milcho Manchevski) ; Golden Lion (Milcho Manchevski) ; OCIC Award - Honorable Mention (Milcho Manchevski) ; Pasinetti Award - Best Actor (Rade Šerbedžija) |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Manuel Teran ; edited by Nicolas Gaster ; music composed by "Anastasia" ; production designers, Sharon Lomofsky, David Wunns. |
| ISBN: | 9781604650372 1604650370 |
| FOLIO Link: | View instance in FOLIO |