• Raining Stones


Raining Stones
Description: RAINING STONES, in its quietly observant, almost documentary-like style, is typical of director Ken Loach's understated approach to his left-leaning politics. It stars Bruce Jones as Bob, a man in an impoverished town in the north of England, struggling to survive on the dole while hustling for any odd jobs he can find, or otherwise pushing the envelope with edgy, foolhardy gigs, such as stealing sheep with his friend Tommy (Ricky Tomlinson) with the hope of reselling them--and when that plan fails, repackaging them as mutton for door-to-door sales. While he's looking the other way, his van is stolen, an event typical of Bob's chronic bad luck. When his wife, Anne (Julie Brown), reminds him of their daughter, Coleen's (Gemma Phoenix), forthcoming first communion, Bob insists that she will have a new dress, although the parish priest, Father Barry (Tom Hickey), advises him that a secondhand dress would be a wiser choice. Bob's quest to raise the money for the dress has surprising repercussions. A humane, extremely moving yet clear-eyed portrait of the rigors of working-class life, the film is devoid of sentimentality, as are its stoic characters. The soundtrack features music by the Police's Stewart Copeland. Reviews Los Angeles Times 09/21/1994 "...Ken Loach has a taste for humanity and a gift for involvement....Both playful and sad, often at the same time, RAINING STONES also has moments of lacerating power..."Premiere 06/01/1995 "...Deftly weaves a bittersweet tale..."New York Times 10/02/1993 "...[Loach's] films leap beyond politics, beyond genre, to a life in what might be called pure cinema..." Synopsis In the north of England, a wheeling and dealing jack-of-all-trades (Bruce Jones) is suddenly put upon to come up with money for his daughter's first communion dress when his van is stolen. As he devises scheme after scheme to get the money, things go from bad to worse, but Bob is determined to get Coleen to the church on time in this humorous yet starkly realistic portrayal of working-class characters from director Ken Loach (RIFF RAFF). The film features music by Stewart Copeland of the Police.

Title: Raining Stones
Category: Comedies
Actors: Bruce Jones
Directors: Ken Loach
UPC: 72091752012
Released: 01 25 2000
Original Release: 1994
Studio: Wellspring
Catalog #: 5201
Language: EnglishOriginal
Rating: Not Rated
Format: DVD Color
Runtime: 5400

Region: 1 -- $5.99

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