Before the Rain

Before the Rain (1994)

Пред дождот

Time Never Dies, the Circle is Not Round.

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.

Date of release
1994-06-09
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (195)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Milcho Manchevski

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Golden Lion

Before the Rain is a 1994 Macedonian war film written and directed by Milcho Manchevski, starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin and Labina Mitevska. Photographed by Manuel Teran, edited by Nicolas Guster, and featuring an original score by Macedonian band Anastasia, the film received critical acclaim. It was the first film made in North Macedonia following its independence.

Production and release

The creation of the film served partly as a homecoming for Manchevski, who had lived in New York City since the 1980s. During the 1990s, Manchevski wrote a six-page outline for the film and managed to secure the support of the British Screen for the project. The British financial commitment was enhanced by French financing and support by the Macedonian ministry of culture. Shooting took place at a variety of locations across Macedonia in 1993.

The film's non-linear three-act structure was inspired by Aleksander Petrović's film Three (1965). The film also contains allusions to Sergei Eisenstein, Andrei Tarkovsky, and others. For example, the scene where Aleksandar whistles "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" while riding his bicycle is a conspicuous nod to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Roy Hill.

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