The Life Before This (1999)
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
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The Life Before This
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
Complete Cast of The Life Before This:
Stephen Rea also in The Devil's Mercy , Proud , Bloom , Copenhagen , Snow in August
Catherine O'Hara also in Best in Show , Pippi Longstocking , Penelope , A Mighty Wind , Orange County
Joe Pantoliano also in Canvas , Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice , A Better Way to Die , Wedding Daze , Unknown , Memento
Emily Hampshire also in Snow Cake , It's a Boy Girl Thing , The Last Don , Love on the Land , Posers
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