Three Days of Rain (film)

Three Days of Rain is a 2002 American film directed by Michael Meredith and starring Penelope Allen, Erick Avari, and Alimi Ballard. Based on Anton Chekhov's short stories, the plot takes place in Cleveland city during a rainstorm. It was the last film to star Peter Falk, famous for playing disheveled detective Columbo.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Three Days of Rain.
Three Days of Rain
Directed byMichael Meredith
Written byMichael Meredith
Produced by
  • Philip Bligh
  • Brad Hillstrom
  • Christine U. King
  • Bruce Randolph Tizes
Starring
Distributed byRogue Arts
Release date
  • May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17) (U.S.)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Three Days of Rain is a film from 2002 that takes six short stories by Anton Chekov and sets them in modern-day Cleveland, Ohio. The film opens as a storm rolls into Cleveland that will bring rain for three straight days. The film follows six separate people through their unique struggles and challenges. A young woman who is forced to give up her daughter and is willing to do anything to be with her. Another character is a cab driver who struggles to cope with the loss of his son. There is Thunder (Michael Santoro), a tile maker fighting to keep his business from going under, and Denis (Joey Billow), a mentally handicapped Janitor who is faced with losing his job. Throughout the entire film there is soft jazz and the banter of a local Cleveland disk jockey. The jazz also doubles as the film's soundtrack.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Cameo/Uncredited cast

Credits
  • Director: Michael Meredith
  • Script: Michael Meredith
  • Executive producer: Philip Bligh, Brad Hillstrom, Christine U. King, Bruce Randolph Tizes
  • Producer: Robert Casserly, Bill Stockton

Reception

Three Days of Rain has an approval rating of 40% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 5.3/10.[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

References
  1. Bruce Weber (June 24, 2011). "Peter Falk, Rumpled and Crafty Actor In Television's "Columbo", Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. "Peter Falk". The Daily Telegraph'. June 24, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three_days_of_rain
  4. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/three-days-of-rain?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c


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