Before night falls, Fineline Features ; a Grandview Pictures production ; Jon Kilik presents a film by Julian Schnabel ; produced by Jon Kilik ; written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel ; directed by Julian Schnabel
Type
Label
Before night falls, Fineline Features ; a Grandview Pictures production ; Jon Kilik presents a film by Julian Schnabel ; produced by Jon Kilik ; written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel ; directed by Julian Schnabel
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence
Main title
Before night falls
Oclc number
46921115
Responsibility statement
Fineline Features ; a Grandview Pictures production ; Jon Kilik presents a film by Julian Schnabel ; produced by Jon Kilik ; written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles, Julian Schnabel ; directed by Julian Schnabel
Runtime
133
Series statement
Inclusion collection
Summary
"A look at the life of Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality get him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spends two years in prison before leaving for the United States. Victimized by a government that banned his books and jailed him for a crime he didn't commit, [poet] Reinaldo [Arenas] endured unspeakable persecution in a courageous stand against censorship and oppression. Without a country, but not without integrity, he fled to America where he continued to fight for personal expression and produced a stirring body of work."--Container
Table Of Contents
Childhood -- Holguín, 1958 -- "The parade begins" -- Havana, 1964 -- Pepe -- New start -- Beauty is the enemy -- Revolutionaries -- 4 types -- Crackdown -- Article 243 -- Outside help -- Accusations -- Escape -- In hiding -- Prison -- Bon Bon -- Punishment -- Lieutenant Victor -- Free again -- Being a writer -- Pepe's escape -- Exit permit -- Stateless -- Strain -- Promise -- End credits
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Grandview Pictures (Firm)
- Rivera, Rene
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990
- Bardem, Javier, 1969-
- Magill, Santiago, 1978-
- New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Penn, Sean, 1960-
- Berenbaum, Michael, 1945-
- Schnabel, Julian, 1951-
- González, Manuel
- Villa, Alfredo
- Laresca, Vincent
- O'Keefe, Cunningham
- Rosas, Guillermo, (Cinematographer)
- Wincott, Michael, 1958-
- Di Stefano, Andrea, 1972-
- Martinez, Olivier, 1966-
- Babenco, Hector
- Gómez Carriles, Lázaro, 1958-
- Compte, Maurice
- Burwell, Carter
- Kilik, Jon
- Nimri, Najwa, 1972-
- Depp, Johnny
- Cabrera, Saba
- Pérez Grobet, Xavier, 1964-
- Jiménez-Leal, Orlando, 1941-
- Ortiz, John
- Fine Line Features
Genre
Subject
- Cuba -- Historia -- Revolución, 1959 -- Teatro
- Authors, Cuban
- Male homosexuality
- Poets, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990
- Drama
- 1900-1999
- History
- Cubans -- United States -- Drama
- Gay men -- Cuba -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Exiles
- Autores cubanos -- Siglo XX -- Biografía -- Teatro
- Revolution, (Cuba :, 1959)
- Cubans
- Film adaptations
- Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Drama
- Authors, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Censorship
- Social conditions
- Feature films -- United States
- Political persecution -- Cuba -- Drama
- Cuba -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Political persecution
- Prisons -- Cuba -- Drama
- Feature films
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Drama
- Gay men + Social conditions
- Gay men
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Film and video adaptations
- Male homosexuality -- Cuba -- Drama
- Fiction films
- United States
- Homosexuales varones -- Cuba -- Biografía -- Teatro
- Exiles -- Cuba -- Drama
- Socialism and homosexuality
- Cuba
- Prisons
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Teatro
- Socialism and homosexuality -- Cuba -- Drama
- Censorship -- Cuba -- Drama
- Gay men -- Cuba -- Biography -- Drama
- Poets, Cuban
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- Grandview Pictures (Firm)
- Rivera, Rene
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- Bardem, Javier, 1969-
- Magill, Santiago, 1978-
- New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Penn, Sean, 1960-
- Berenbaum, Michael, 1945-
- Schnabel, Julian, 1951-
- González, Manuel
- Villa, Alfredo
- Laresca, Vincent
- O'Keefe, Cunningham
- Rosas, Guillermo, (Cinematographer)
- Wincott, Michael, 1958-
- Di Stefano, Andrea, 1972-
- Martinez, Olivier, 1966-
- Babenco, Hector
- Gómez Carriles, Lázaro, 1958-
- Compte, Maurice
- Burwell, Carter
- Kilik, Jon
- Nimri, Najwa, 1972-
- Depp, Johnny
- Cabrera, Saba
- Pérez Grobet, Xavier, 1964-
- Jiménez-Leal, Orlando, 1941-
- Ortiz, John
- Fine Line Features
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- Cuba -- Historia -- Revolución, 1959 -- Teatro
- Authors, Cuban
- Male homosexuality
- Poets, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990
- Drama
- 1900-1999
- History
- Cubans -- United States -- Drama
- Gay men -- Cuba -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Exiles
- Autores cubanos -- Siglo XX -- Biografía -- Teatro
- Revolution, (Cuba :, 1959)
- Cubans
- Film adaptations
- Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Drama
- Authors, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Censorship
- Social conditions
- Feature films -- United States
- Political persecution -- Cuba -- Drama
- Cuba -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Political persecution
- Prisons -- Cuba -- Drama
- Feature films
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Drama
- Gay men + Social conditions
- Gay men
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Film and video adaptations
- Male homosexuality -- Cuba -- Drama
- Fiction films
- United States
- Homosexuales varones -- Cuba -- Biografía -- Teatro
- Exiles -- Cuba -- Drama
- Socialism and homosexuality
- Cuba
- Prisons
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Teatro
- Socialism and homosexuality -- Cuba -- Drama
- Censorship -- Cuba -- Drama
- Gay men -- Cuba -- Biography -- Drama
- Poets, Cuban
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