Having discovered that she is pregnant, Natalie Ravenna, a Long Island housewife panics and leaves home to see if she might just possibly have made something different out of herself; if she can manage to unshackle her grocery list worth of responsibilities that add up to a life with a husband she loves. In a motel room where Natalie stops to rest during the day, she sits motionless on the bed, and experiences the exuberance of complete freedom and the queasy feelings of new ... (Full plot summary below)
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Having discovered that she is pregnant, Natalie Ravenna, a Long Island housewife panics and leaves home to see if she might just possibly have made something different out of herself; if she can manage to unshackle her grocery list worth of responsibilities that add up to a life with a husband she loves. In a motel room where Natalie stops to rest during the day, she sits motionless on the bed, and experiences the exuberance of complete freedom and the queasy feelings of new beginnings. Natalie continues on with her journey and picks up a young hitch-hiker named Killer, an attractive brain-damaged football player. It is through Killer that a more disturbing question is posed to Natalie than that of domestic responsibility. How deeply are we wedded to chance meetings and are we responsible for the crimes that we witness?
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| VarietyVariety StaffAn overlong, brooding film incorporating some excellent photography. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceCoppola charts a perilous new freedom both in people's lives and in the industry |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrLike its main character, the movie hits the road with no final destination in mind, and the manic inventiveness that sustains the early passages becomes strained and weird by the end. |
| User ReviewJarkko ROne of Francis' first movies. And it is truly fantastic. |
| User ReviewTTT CA languid, gently beautiful film that provides a lot of unique insight into over-explored themes. Coppola does fantastic things with cinematography and editing. |
| User ReviewKevin RI didn't want to run away with you. I wanted to run away from you. Natalie is in an unhappy marriage and recently discovers that she is pregnant. She decides to runaway and try to find herself. She feels that once she finds herself she'll know whether to keep the baby and continue the marriage or have an abortion and start life over. As she drives, she encounters a mentally retarded young man that she can't seem to get rid of. The young man will change her life forever. "Go to hell. At least I know you'll be taken care of there." Francis Ford Coppola, director of The God Father trilogy, Apocalypse Now, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Jack, The Rainmaker, Rumble Fish, The Outsiders, and Dementia 13, delivers The Rain People. The storyline for this picture is very well written and contains awesome characters. The acting is brilliant and the cast includes James Caan, Robert Duvall, Shirley Knight, and Tom Aldredge. "Bitch, how many times do I have to tell you to stop talking like a little tramp?" I DVR'd this picture off Turner Classic Movies (TCM) during a recent Robert Duvall marathon. I watched this picture first due to it being directed by the infamous Coppola. I will say this film is a masterpiece and truly underrated. Caan and Duvall are awesome and Knight delivers a classic lead character. I strongly recommend seeing this picture and potentially adding it to your DVD collection. "Where would a dumb dumb like that get a thousand dollars?" Grade: A |
| User ReviewMiguel ANo lugar do road movie dramático, que se antecipou a toda uma década de 70 apaixonada pelo género, "The Rain People" será provavelmente o filme mais crucial para perceber que a sensibilidade de Coppola colocou-o muitas vezes uns quantos passos à frente dos restantes realizadores da sua geração (Scorsese, De Palma, Friedkin, Spielberg). Só um autor com o tacto muito apurado conseguiria envolver-se num drama tão profundo como "The Rain People" e, mesmo assim, esquivar-se de todas as armadilhas lamechas em que esse arriscava meter o pé. Não existe uma cena demasiado longa. Não há um personagem que esteja em excesso. Tudo isto é geometria dramática pela mão de quem a sabe explorar como um mestre (ao nível de Kurosawa ou De Sica). Os documentos dizem que o filme foi bastante incompreendido na sua estreia e primeiros anos, mas hoje há que lhe reconhecer uma importância esmagadora na formação de um código para o road movie que descreve algum processo emocional de quem pega no volante. "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), "Badlands" (1973) e "Paris, Texas" (1984): todos surgiram depois e todos lhe devem alguma coisa, mesmo que a reputação de "The Rain People" seja muito mais modesta que a de qualquer um dos três. |
| User ReviewFergal RI'm not trying to be controversial or anything but personally I'm not a huge Coppola fan. I love this movie though. James Caan gives a terrific performance. |
| User ReviewLee MDid you ever just want to take off? Leave your mess and go where the road goes? It's never the answer. You have to turn around some time. If you can even do it anymore. Nowadays, if you use a credit card, if you have a phone or a GPS, you can be found. But somewhere, for a minute, between the exits on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, you feel free. So what's wrong with Natalie? Is she stifled by the roles thrust upon her? Is she at an existential crossroads? Or is she just selfish? Films like The Rain People never answer those questions, they want to leave them open. I'm coming around to the notion that the best movies aren't the ones that take a stand and dare you to reject it. The best films are Rorschach tests for their viewers, where any comments about them tell you more about the speaker than the movie. The Rain People was made in 1969, when its director Francis Ford Coppola was not yet an overindulged genius and was merely a budding genius. It's very much of its time - a road movie, generally plotless, the main character questioning the values that have been thrust upon her, against the backdrop of grotesque Americana. One might wish Coppola had kept making small movies. As impressive as the Godfather movies are, I have trouble with films that ennoble scumbags (I have the same problem with Gone with the Wind). I prefer movies like this. Watch it if you get the chance. It will stay with you. |
| User ReviewPrivate Upersonal film for Coppola about a woman escaping her husband going across country with a brain damaged guy (James Caan) and then another not-so-nice dude (Robert Duvall). I loved it. |
