Ilona Arrives with the Rain

Ilona Arrives with the Rain
Directed by	Sergio Cabrera
Written by	Álvaro Mutis (novel)
Cinematography	Giovanni Mammolotti
Music by	Luis Bacalov

Ilona Arrives with the Rain (Spanish: Ilona llega con la lluvia, Italian: Ilona arriva con la pioggia) is a 1996 Colombian-Spanish-Italian drama film directed by Sergio Cabrera.^[1] It premiered at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, where it entered the main competition.^[2] It was later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.^[3]

The soundtrack includes a song of Fabrizio De André, Desmedida plegaria, which is a Portuguese version of Smisurata Preghiera from the album Anime Salve.

Cast

• Margarita Rosa de Francisco as Ilona Grabowska
• Imanol Arias as Abdul
• Pastora Vega as Larissa
• Humberto Dorado as Maqroll
• David Riondino as Alex

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401372.
2. Young, Deborah (23 September 1996). "Ilona Comes with the Rain". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
3. Penhaul, Karl (2 March 1997). "Rebel View". Chicago Tribune. p. 263. Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Ilona Arrives with the Rain at IMDb