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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Directed by: Milcho Manchevski
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.
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Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Surround 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Documentary, Audio Recording, Behind the Scenes Footage, Theatrical Trailer, Gallery, Music Video, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Milcho Manchevski and film scholar Annette Insdorf
- New video interview with actor Rade Serbedzija
- 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
- Stills galleries of production photos, storyboards, and letters
- Manchevski’s award-winning “Tennessee” music video
- Booklet with a new essay by film scholar Ian Christie
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Release Credits
Producer: Debra McClutchy
Artwork: Marc English
Release Notes on Restoration
Before the Rain
Before the Rain is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. Supervised and approved by director Milcho Manchevski, this new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm interpositive. To further enhance the image, the MTI Digital Restoration System was used to remove thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a Dolby Rt/LT magnetic track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a Dolby Rt/LT magnetic track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.