Synopsis

It is summer. Thirteen year old Janey and her family settle into their isolated cottage for another perfect seaside holiday. Her days are full of swimming and fishing. At night her parents give parties where the adults drink, dance and flirt.

Janey is increasingly aware of the cracks in her parents’ marriage. Watching her mother begin an affair with a visiting photographer, she starts to discover her own sexuality. Janey decides to grow up quickly. Too quickly…

About the Film and the Director

Christine Jeffs is one of New Zealand’s foremost commercial directors. She has received national and international awards including a Cannes Lion, and in 1999 was named as the New Zealand Advertising Industry’s most popular director by AdMedia.

Jeffs describes the film as emotionally provocative. “I wanted to convey a sense of the transience, in that relationships come and go, and that the moment is precious. In Rain the audience goes on a journey with a young girl who is exploring complex questions of power and control. Janey makes some serious choices, which have very unexpected results.”

Rain is based on an international acclaimed novel of the same title written in 1994 by New Zealand writer Kirsty Gunn.

The film features original music composed by famous New Zealand musician Neil Finn (The Crowded House) for the film.

Director and Writer: Christine Jeffs
Cast: Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Sarah Peirse, Marton Csokas, Alistair Browning
Year: 2002
Language: English with Chinese subtitles
Duration: 92 mins

Festivals and Awards - Highlights
- Cannes Film Festival 2002
- Sundance Film Festival 2002
- Toronto International Film Festival 2002
- Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2002 - Special Jury Award
- Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto (Portugal) 2002 – Best Actress Award for Sarah Peirse

故事簡介

某個夏天，十三歲的珍妮和家人入住海邊的渡假小屋。悠悠假期裡，每天不是游泳就是釣魚，晚上父母開派對，小孩子沒份兒，靜看大人跳舞、灌酒兼調情。

敏銳的珍妮察覺父母的婚姻瀕臨破裂，發現母親跟路過的攝影師展開了婚外情，這時候，珍妮亦開始發現自己正在成長，她決定不再做唯命是從的乖女孩，要盡快長大……

導演與製作

姬絲汀．積芙斯是新西蘭的廣告片先驅，曾在國內外的影展中獲獎，包括康城廣告大獎。1999年獲AdMedia選為新西蘭最受歡迎廣告導演。

姬絲汀．積芙斯形容《少女情懷雨絲絲》十分感性。『我想表達無常的感覺，在無常之中，一段段關係得得失失，而當下是珍貴的。觀眾將與影片中的少女珍妮一起踏上旅程，探索有關權力操控的複雜問題，她做了一些舉足輕重的決定，而後果卻是讓人難以想像。』

本片改編自著名新西蘭小說家姬絲蒂．根1994年的著作《Rain》。

導演/編劇：姬絲汀．積芙斯
演員：阿麗絲亞富福．韋爾茲碧琪、莎拉．皮亞斯、馬敦．索卡斯、阿里斯德雅．班凌
年分：2002　　
語言：英文附中文字幕
片長：92分鐘

參展及得獎
- 康城影展2002
- 辛丹士電影節2002
- 多倫多國際電影節2002
- 亞太影展2002評審團特別獎
- 葡萄牙波爾圖國際電影節2002最佳女演員－莎拉．皮亞斯