Rain

Michael Keenan's film Rain takes us in from the main title to the payoff of its namesake. The heat and the throbbing music provide the indolent rhythm of the troubled life of Alex the cabdriver. The story is simple: New York as Hell. The noise, the sensory intrusions and the blistering heat don't stop those who can't leave from going about their business, forcing them into their own worlds sometimes to extreme degrees. Alex keeps moving, her taxi as metaphor, and waiting. Waiting is an active verb here. The sound effects, score, and chaotic images of New York captured by Robert LoScalzo come alive as the workings of Alex's interior anguish as well as the real exterior of the City.

Cynthia Pruitt

Cabdriver

William Rice

Preacher

Irma St. Paule

Passenger

Doris Brent

Passenger

Nellie Zastawna

Passenger

• Michael KeenanDirector · Writer
• Lorne MorrisEditor

Release date

January 1, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Drama