The Life Before This with Stephen Rea: VHS Cover

    The Life Before This Director: Gerard Ciccoritti Cast: Stephen Rea, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Polley

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    • VHS Release Date: 10/24/2000
    • Original Release: 1999
    • Rating: Rated R

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    Exploring concepts of fate and free will, Jerry Ciccoritti's contemplative drama shows the lives of a handful of random people during the 12 hours leading up to a bloody shooting spree in a posh coffee shop. Maggie (Emily Hampshire) is a waitress in the café whose acting career is going nowhere fast. Her co-worker Connie (Sarah Polley), who is learning to love her lawyer boyfriend, is supposed to have the day off. Sheena (Catherine O'Hara), who frequents the shop, is a lovelorn bridal consultant looking for a decent man. And Brian (Stephen Rea), an exterminator/philosopher, is still mourning the death of his daughter, who died a year ago. Their petty, everyday problems gain ironic resonance when juxtaposed with the day's bloody ending. This film was screened at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

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