DELUGETHE FORCAST FOR A WEEKEND OF RAIN

INCLUDES SHEDUCLE/ THEMATIC ANAYLSIS /FILM SYNOPSIS

BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT THE RAIN FALLS

ONThe Great Gatsby

Deluge is a film festival which celebrates the use of rain in film and hopes to engage its audience with a remarkable cinematic experience.

The Films selcted come from directors ranging from Ridley Scott to Akira Kurosawa and with release dates spaning over 47 years.

The use of Rain in films could be overlooked by many as a purely aes-thetic choice; however as with all film everything has a reason to be in shot.

Each film that is to be screened at the festival has been selected for its use of rain be it throughout the film or during a key scene. This pro-gramme will offer information on each of the films and their use of rain.

The festival is scheduled to take place over the weekend of the 25th of June at the, distinctly enclosed, ICA in London.

WELCOMEThe ICA is a multi-disciplinary arts centre located in the centre of London dedicated to showcasing new, experi-mental and independent arts practice and ideas making it the perfect venue to enjoy a weekend of rain.

Theme

The rain in this film can be classed as biblical element.

After crawling through the sewage pipe to escape Andy falls out onto the ground, a free man. When he leaves the pipe it is pouring with rain, he takes

off his shirt and stands, embracing the rain. It could be said that as he stands in the rain, letting it wash him he is washing away his sins to return

to the world a clean man, to start fresh.

Synopsis

In this adapted Stephen king story Tim Robbins plays Andy Dufresne, a young banker who after catching his wife in

bed with another man kills them both and is sentenced to life imprisonment in shawshank prison. It is here that Andy,

after befriending the long time prison Red, played by Morgan freeman, becomes an unconventional prisoner who retains his

hope and ultimately finds his own salvation. Largely considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, it sits as the

top rated film on user voted for website IMDB.

Director: Frank Darabont

Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob GuntonYear:1994

Shawshank Redemption

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.