It is the reunion of a generation disenchanted with the promised future. It is a story of self-discovery of the director, Telmo Martins.
A funeral in the rain is the story of a reunion of friends almost ten years after them finishing university. With this film we might even be tempted to initially establish an analogy with the no less famous, "Alex's friends' by Lawrence Kasdan, although the script begins the same way, a group of people who gather for the funeral of a friend physically absent in the narrative, the course of history converge in another sense. However, I do not discount the influence of his American film. It speaks of a disenchanted generation, which was not what they expected to achieve when designing their future on the banks of the university. It is a journey of self discovery, defined by the producer of the film and it is this aspect that makes this film so beautiful. Luis Campos's argument is well structured. We get to know each character and their professional and spiritual journeys as human beings. The flashbacks are important in this regard. We are witnessing a collapse of the "characters" created by then in college. Taboos and romantic ideals that were part of their youth. It makes us reflect on who we were, what we believed in and what we really are. As for the actors, this time I will not highlight any. All were up to the challenge. It may not seem like a film suitable for a summer, but appearances can be deceiving. Good movie.
