UNDER THE RAIN

 

The other night my friend Joe and his partner had me over for a dinner and movie night. They had gotten a DVD of a movie they wanted to see, but couldn't find a platform to watch it so they ordered it.  The film in question was Under The Rain, a film by Noel Alejandro and shot in Berlin. The jist of the film was about four men occupying an old building to execute an artistic project. Mickey the photographer, leads the group while the three models perform in a session that seems to dilate out of the script and into their lives. As the scene evolves, the wounded artist Viktor will take an impassioned trip through his feelings of doubt, fear and ambition, before climaxing into an erotic burst with the group. It felt like a story of will and perception that could easily allude to our own, and to individual impressions of erotica. The film was beautiful, wonderfully shot, location so full of excitement and mood. Not to mention the four actors are all so attractive and inspiring, and one could feel the electric and excitement and allure of these guys. Joe and I, actually used to date years ago...we loved it, but his partner seemed uneasy watching it. I don't think either of them knew of it's full content. Click at play...this is not the entire movie just a heads up. 

To see the selection of other shorts, and there are many, here's Noel Alejandro's site. I don't know what it is with his films, but the simple stories, and the connections the actor get is intense and the way it's filmed- captivating. Check his site out, and he often will have films free to view at times.

This isn't your usual Friday Night at the Movies.