Before Night Falls (2000)

posted by admin, September 2, 2010 @ 5:50 am

Movie: Before Night Falls (2000)

  • Director: Julian Schnabel
  • Release Date: 20 September 2001 (Russia)
  • Writers: Cunningham O'Keefe (written by) & Lázaro Gómez Carriles (written by) & Julian Schnabel (written by) …  
  • Run Time: 133 min | South Korea:123 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Biography , Drama  
  • MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence.

Trivia: The director’s wife plays Javier Bardem’s mother. All of Schnabel’s children have bit roles as well. 

“Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro’s rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends L

One Response to “Before Night Falls (2000)”

  1. samantha says:

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