Before the Rains

Hope this movie makes Nandita das a special person for a love scenes.Enjoy.... Full review

I have seen this movie in Dubai. It is a very good movie. Rahul Bose, Nandita Das Superlative performance as usual. Great Love Scene.... Full review

Hope this movie makes Nandita das a special person for a love scenes.Enjoy.... Full review

The movie is pretty boring.....Whether or not its weird echo of a crucial scene from Monster's Ball was intended, Before the Rains is supposed to be tragic.... ... Full Review

While not without its merits (the performances of Jennifer Ehle and Rahul Bose are particular highlights), Before The Rains ultimately suffers from a downpour of melodrama..... ... Full Review

Roache, who attracted media attention in the BBC television series called 'Seaforth' (1994), is reportedly quoted saying that Before the Rains was his best-ever role in his two decades in films. It is great to see a English-Malayalam movie running in main theatres in the West," said Santosh Sivan, four-time National award winner for Best Cinematography for Perumthachan (1991), Kalapani (1996), Iruvar (1998) and Dil Se (1999). ... Full Review

A radical Indian director, Santosh Sivan, has -....Before the Rains is a brave new chapter in the Merchant Ivory story.....This film is calculated payback..... ... Full Review

Directed by noted cinematographer Santosh Sivan, Before the Rains takes place in 1937 India, where an Englishman (Linus Roache) has settled to build a spice plantation. This period piece is exactly what you'd expect from a Merchant Ivory production: a tragic tale of love set against a backdrop of opulent scenery. ... Full Review

When I picked up the packaging to gnaw the shrink wrap off of Before the Rains , the little-seen Merchant Ivory film from earlier this year and now new on DVD from Lionsgate, I suffered a little moment of panic. ... Full Article

Given the racy subject matter, this is an oddly chaste and ultimately underwhelming affair, but it's beautifully shot and the performances ensure that it remains watchable. ... Full Article

MUMBAI: The 62nd Edinburgh Film Festival is set to screen Before the Rains , an English language film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film stars Indian actors Rahul Bose and Nandita Das. ... Full Article

Mumbai, (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose, who is riding high on the success of the Santosh Sivan-directed English language movie "Before The Rains", says he almost refused the role because the producers wanted him to audition for it. ... Full Article

British plantation owner and colonialist extraordinaire Henry Moores (Linus Roache) fancies himself the cowboy of Kerala, cavorting around the jungle with his Indian mistress, Sajani (Nandita Das) as he makes plans to expand his operations by branching out into spices:... ... Full Article

Before the Rains -Risky doings for a burgeoning spice mogul in India (Linus Roache). 7:30 p.m., Magnolia. • J.C. Chavez -Fight fans take note: a documentary on the boxer Julio Cesar Chavez. 1 p.m., Magnolia. • My Brother is an... ... Full Article