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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.
LIBRA DVD 001 585 disc + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 436.
- The Criterion collection ; 436
- Language:
- Albanian
- English
- Macedonian
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnic conflict--Religious aspects.
- North Macedonia--Ethnic relations--History--20th century--Drama.
- North Macedonia.
- Ethnic relations.
- History.
- North Macedonia--Social conditions--Drama.
- Social conditions.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Personal narratives--Drama.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina--Ethnic relations--Drama.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina--History--1992---Drama.
- Ethnic conflict--Religious aspects--Drama.
- Ethnic conflict.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- North Macedonia--Drama.
- Love in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Motion pictures, Macedonian.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Motion pictures, British.
- War films.
- Feature films.
- Romance films.
- Personal narratives.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages ; illustrations, color ; 19 cm).
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
- Language Note:
- In Macedonian, English and Albanian with optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital surround stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- 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 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.
- Participant:
- Rade Šerbedžija, Katrin Cartlidge, Gregoire Colin, Labina Mitevska.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Manuel Teran ; edited by Nicolas Gaster ; music composed by "Anastasia" ; production designers, Sharon Lomofsky, David Wunns.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
- "New, restored high-definition digital transfer" -- container.
- Aspect ratio 1.78:1.
- Program notes on container insert include an essay by film scholar Ian Christie.
- Special features: optional audio commentary featuring film scholar Annette Insdorf and Manchevski; video interview with actor Rade Šerbedžija (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.).
- 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)
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Arthur Wofsy, Class of 1937, Acquisitions Fund.
- Contains:
- Behind the scenes in Macedonia.
- ISBN:
- 9781604650372
- 1604650370
- OCLC:
- 221706969
- Publisher Number:
- 715515029421
- CC1749D Criterion Collection
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