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Before the Rain...
...Before the Rain," directed by Milcho Manchevski, is the story of the interconnected lives of four strangers. Beginning with the civil unrest in Macedonia, travelling to London and then returning to Macedonia, the film demonstrates that seemingly local violence registers across the world...
Most of the time films have to start somewhere. Instead "Before the Rain" chooses to start everywhere. And like any film which relies on a gimmick, "Before the Rain" almost crumbles under the weight of the very thing that makes it special...
...Words." At the end of "Pictures," the young monk is reintroduced at the same instant as when he first appeared in the film. The narrative has come full circle. The events of the entire film have led up to its beginning. Just as in the opening, it begins to rain...
...common sense. (At one point photographs are taken by a man who we later discover is already dead.) This dedication to structure undermines other aspects of the film as well. We are never allowed to become attached to one character, lest his story line stray too far from the rain. Just as we get to enjoy the company of this fascinating young monk we are pushed back to the beginning of the film. The viewer will not be immune to the irony of having to spend almost three hours with Forrest Gump and only thirty five minutes with Kiril...