''Ilona Arrives with the Rain'' ( es, Ilona llega con la lluvia, it, Ilona arriva con la pioggia) is a 1996 Colombian-Spanish-Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Sergio Cabrera. It premiered at the
53rd Venice International Film Festival
The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1996 jury:
* Roman Polanski (head of jury)
* Paul Auster
* Souleymane Cissé
* Mrinal Sen
* Callisto ...
, in which it entered the main competition. It was later screened at the
Toronto International Film Festival
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and at the
Sundance Film Festival
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.
Cast
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Margarita Rosa de Francisco
Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero also known as Margarita Rosa and La Mencha (born August 8, 1965) is a Colombian telenovela movie actress, singer, and TV presenter.
Biography
1980s
Margarita Rosa de Francisco was born in Cali, Valle Del C ...
as Ilona Grabowska
*
Imanol Arias
Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956 in Riaño, León, Spain) better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor and film director.
Career
Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque Co ...
as Abdul
*
Pastora Vega
Pastora Vega Aparicio (born 28 May 1960) is a Spanish actress and television host. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1985.
She appeared in the TV series ''Entreolivos'', by Antonio Cuadri and starring Ana Ruiz, Eduardo Velasco, María ...
as Larissa
*Humberto Dorado as Maqroll
*
David Riondino
David Riondino (born 10 June 1952) is an Italian actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and composer.
Life and career
Born in Florence, the son of a teacher, Riondino started his career in the mid-1970s ...
as Alex
References
External links
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1996 films
Colombian drama films
1996 drama films
Italian drama films
Films scored by Luis Bacalov
Films based on Colombian novels
Spanish drama films
1990s Italian films
1990s Spanish films
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