Before Night Falls overview

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Before Night Falls

Synopsis:

For his sophomore feature film effort, visual artist Julian Schnabel chronicles the life of one of Cuba's most charismatic literary voices, the late Reinaldo Arenas. Working with Arenas' friends and family, Schnabel recounts the author's impoverished rural upbringing and the intense love and support he receives from his mother (played by the director's wife, Olatz Lopez Garmendia). As a young man, Arenas (Javier Bardem) is singled out by his teachers and encouraged to further his skills as a writer -- no easy task, considering the Castro regime's censorship of any work considered to be subversive or anti-authoritarian.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Julian Schnabel
  • Studio: Grandview Pictures, El Mar Pictures
  • Year: 2000
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color

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