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Before the Rain (The Criterion Collection)

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Before the Rain (The Criterion Collection)

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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 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 powerful laments on the futility of war. Disc Features DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION: 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 Behind the Scenes in Macedonia, a short 1993 documentary about the making of Before the Rain Soundtrack selections, featuring the music of Macedonian band Anastasia On-set footage, theatrical trailers, and stills galleries of production photos, storyboards, and letters A selection from Manchevski’s photography collection Street Manchevski’s award-winning “Tennessee” music video New and improved English subtitle translation PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Ian Christie
Product details
Release Date:
2008-06-24
Number of Discs:
1
Aspect Ratios:
1.78:1
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
Weight:
77 g
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