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Three Days of Rain (film)

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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

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]

Plot

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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

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Cameo/Uncredited cast

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Credits

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Reception

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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

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  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. ^ "Three Days of Rain | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  4. ^ "Three Days of Rain". Metacritic.
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