“Девушка, которая боялась дождя”
“Девушка, которая боялась дождя” (2021) – это американский психологический триллер по сценарию и режиссуре Кастилло Лэндона. Смотрите трейлер фильма ниже.
О сюжете
Молодая женщина, страдающая шизофренией, борется с пугающими галлюцинациями, поскольку ей начинает казаться, что ее сосед похитил маленького ребенка. Единственный человек, который ей верит, это Калеб — мальчик, существование которого она ставит под сомнение.
Производство
Режиссер и автор сценария – Кастилло Лэндон (“Мыслить, как преступник”).
Места съемок: Тампа, Флорида, США.
«Я был действительно очарован душераздирающей историей фильма «Девушка, которая боялась дождя». Кастилло Лэндон написала потрясающий сценарий и оказалась великолепным режиссером, неустанно ищущим самые правдивые и хитрые способы рассказать эту историю о душевном заболевании. Кастилло, невероятно талантливые актеры и съемочная группа сделали все возможное, чтобы показать мир глазами человека с шизофренией, который часто неправильно понимают. Для меня большая честь быть частью такого благородного художественного фильма ».
Кэтрин Хайгл добавила:
«Когда мне представился этот уникальный и заставляющий задуматься проект, я сразу знала, что это история, в которой мне отчаянно хотелось участвовать. Я не только горжусь тем, что сотрудничаю с талантливой женщиной-режиссером, красивой и талантливой молодой актрисой и одним из моих самых любимых мужчин-исполнителей, но и тем, что могу стать частью рассказа истории, затрагивающей темы, которые я считаю невероятно актуальными и значимыми – такими как как психическое заболевание, трагедия, горе, безусловная любовь и надежда. Для меня большая честь быть частью этого фильма».
«Когда этот феноменальный актерский состав и съемочная группа собрались вместе, чтобы вывести на экран фильм, который одновременно развлекает и заставляет думать… я, как режиссер и сценарист, мечтаю осуществить свою мечту».
User Reviews
Rain (Madison Iseman) is the troubled daughter of Michelle (Katherine Heigl) and John Burroughs (Harry Connick Jr.). She suffers from hallucinations and can’t always trust what she sees. She’s an outcast at school but is befriended by Caleb (Israel Broussard). She spots a trapped girl in her neighbor’s attic. It’s the house of her weird teacher Dani McConnell (Eugenie Bondurant). Nobody believes her accusation. She starts doubting even if Caleb is real.
I like her false visions. I like questioning her reality. It’s intriguing. One of the deleted scenes has Rain being confronted by a cafeteria full of student with nightmare faces. They should have kept it in the movie. I don’t know if they’re worried that it’s an one-off but it’s better to have more surrealism. I like this movie in general but I would make a few changes.
First, I would change the title. Rain is a stupid name for a kid. You’re asking for a depressed kid. Then the title is a light-weight play on the name. I would rather they call this «Is this real?». She has her mental checklist where she asks herself if this is possible. It’s better to tap into that idea. Second, I would change the opening sequence. I would dive head-first with her mother’s hanging. That’s how I would open the movie. Being buried alive may be an universal fear but it has no connection to this story. For a long time, I was expecting her to have a stalker. It’s an unnecessary detour. This movie has an intriguing underlying theme but it doesn’t achieve full intensity. This should be more intense than it shows.
Rain (Madison Iseman ) is a teen schizophrenic. She takes medication and must question the reality of everything she hears. She meets Caleb (Israel Broussard ) a new kid in school and thinks he isn’t real. She also believes the neighbor has kidnapped a little girl and has her imprisoned in her house. She draws Caleb into her delusions.
In the end we discover the root cause of her problem which I didn’t see coming. I hate it when I miss the clues because I don’t know to look for them. Iseman played the role very well. Good low intensity thriller.
Also played quite well. The guessing what might be keeps your interest up and the tension high from start to finish. It is not a masterpiece of course, but not every movie has to be, yes? If you agree and keep your expectations to a certain degree, there is fun to be had here.
Its the mindstorming psycho neuronodentrital schizofrenic teenage drama on the road again, ever so fascinating the mental diseases may be this one give you that en core or en masse, with a little bit horror driven undertones. its a very well acted film by the two young main actors, the rest is what you expect.
the story do introduce you to what a brainstorming in a psychiatrists waiting room could give, the hallusinations and sheer madness in a young persons mind come to life. some might feel its overdriven because its there the whole time.
but some snakelike specialeffects really lives up this film, also the score hits the carpet of silver screen magic. so if your curious, this gives some fringed moments of a tormented mind, its not original but far above the average.a recommend from the grumpy old man
Being a teenager is hard work. Being a teenager battling a severe bout of schizophrenia, now that’s something else entirely!
Poor old teenage girl Rain however is very much one of these unfortunate souls.
Alienated at school because of her seemingly insane nature and wholeheartedly believing that her next door neighbour/teacher is in fact harbouring a small kidnapped child, life isn’t easy for Madison Iseman’s unlucky Rain, who finds solace in the presence of her mother Michelle and her friendship with the the possibly conjured up Caleb.
Directed by still establishing director Castille Landon, Fear of Rain is a low budget affair that has convictions in its motives and enough clout to attract rising star talents Iseman and Broussard as well as sometime A-listers Harry Connick Jr. And Katherine Heigl but while its heart remains in the right place and its late showing twist and turns need to be seen to be believed, Castilee’s film is a little too slow out of the blocks and rough around the edges to become the small time indie hit it might’ve been.
Directed in a very po-faced fashion and failing to make the most of Rain’s unnerving mindsets (bar a few underutilised flashes of on screen text designed to establish the way Rain thinks on the fly), Fear of Rain had the potential to be a wildly disruptive and energetic affair that gives way far too often to uneventful moments and character beats that halt it in its tracks while we should be glued to our screen trying to figure out just how crazy or sane Rain in fact is.
With the most screen-time, both Iseman and Broussard come through the film best with Iseman in particular showcasing a strong leading lady potential but the work of the slumming it Connick Jr. And Heigl leaves a lot to be desired as their parents to Rain Michelle and John fail to make a mark as the two disinterested screen performers clearly couldn’t have cared less if they tried.
It’s a shame these elements didn’t align for Fear of Rain to work, the downright bonkers plot and narrative movements had potential to create a real cult hit but as it stands this is a rather tiresome affair that only barely scrapes by.
Fear of Rain’s plot held much potential but its only ever half met at best as a fairly jaw dropping finale and some nice central turns from its young leads helps proceedings along and ensures this low-budget affair didn’t sink to low depths it may’ve sunk too.
