Before the rain : (a tale in three parts)
(DVD)

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2008.
Edition
Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director approved special ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages ; ill., col. ; 19 cm.)
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2008.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director approved special ed.
Language
mac
UPC
715515029421

Notes

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
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"New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container.
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"Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc label.
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Program notes on container insert include an essay by film scholar Ian Christie.
General Note
Special features: optional audio commentary featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf and Manchevski; video interview with actor Rade ?erbed?ija (17 min.); "Behind the scenes in Macedonia:" a short 1993 documentary about the making of Before the rain (16 min.); "Soundtrack selections", featuring music of Macedonian band Anastasia (16 min.); on-set footage (6 min.); International, u.s., and director's theatrical trailers (7 min.); stills galleries of production photos, storyboards, and letters; "Street photorgraphy", a selection of from Manchevski's photography collection Street; "Tennessee", Manchevski's award-winning music video (4 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Manuel Teran ; edited by Nicolas Gaster ; music composed by "Anastasia" ; production designers, Sharon Lomofsky, David Wunns.
Participants/Performers
Rade ?erbed?ija, Katrin Cartlidge, Gregoire Colin, Labina Mitevska.
Description
Told in three parts, a mysterious incident in the Macedonian mountains blows out of proportion, eventually threatening a full-blown civil war. 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 permanence with her lover. Her lover is a prize-winning Macedonian photographer, just back from Bosnia, who finds himself changed by the violence. Linked by events and explores the uncompromising nature of war.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital surround stereo.
Language
In Macedonian, English and Albanian with optional English subtitles.
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 ?erbed?ija)

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