| Description |
1 DVD (133 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo; widescreen presentation preserving the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen televisions. |
| Note |
Based on the memoir Before night falls (Antes que anochezca) by Reinaldo Arenas. |
| Cast |
Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, John Ortiz, Santiago Magill, Michael Wincott, Najwa Nimri, Alfredo Villa, Rene Rivera, Maurice Compte, Vincent Laresca, Manuel Gonzalez, Hector Babenco. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Xavier Pérez Grobet, Guillermo Rosas ; editor, Michael Berenbaum ; music composed by Carter Burwell ; production designer, Salvador Parra ; costume designer, Mariestela Fernández ; consultant, Melanio Filiberto Hebra. |
| Event |
Originally released as motion picture in 2000. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary with director Julian Schnabel, actor Javier Bardem, screenwriter Lázaro Gómez Carilles, composer Carter Burwell, and co-director of photography Xavier Pérez Grobet [optional audio feature]; Excerpts from "Improper conduct," 1983 interview with Reinaldo Arenas (7 min.); Behind the scenes: Home movie by Lola Schnabel [featurette] (8 min.); Little notes on painting: Artwork by Julian Schnabel (15 min.); Cast and crew [text feature]; Theatrical trailer (2 min.); DVD-ROM weblinks (requirements: PC; Microsoft Windows 95 or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash 6.0; InterActual Player (available on disc); Internet connection; DVD-ROM drive; software or hardware DVD player). |
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"[Film sequence during] end credits from the film 'PM' by Orlando Jiménez Leal and Saba Cabrera, banned in Cuba in 1961"--Note during end credits. |
| Language |
In English or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French; closed-captioned in English. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Ludmila Kapschutschenko-Schmitt Memorial Collection, |
| Subject |
Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 -- Drama.
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Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Authors, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama.
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Authors, Cuban. |
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20th century |
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Biographies.
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Gay people -- Cuba -- Biography -- Drama.
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Gays. |
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Cuba. |
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Poets, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama.
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Poets, Cuban. |
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Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations.
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Biographical films.
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Biographical films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Homosexuals. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Schnabel, Julian, 1951- screenwriter, director.
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Kilik, Jon, producer.
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O'Keefe, Cunningham, screenwriter.
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Gómez Carriles, Lázaro, 1958- screenwriter.
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Bardem, Javier, 1969- actor.
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Martinez, Olivier, 1966- actor.
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Di Stefano, Andrea, 1972- actor.
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Depp, Johnny, actor.
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Penn, Sean, 1960- actor.
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Ortiz, John, actor.
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Magill, Santiago, 1978- actor.
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Wincott, Michael, 1958- actor.
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Nimri, Najwa, 1972- actor.
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Villa, Alfredo, actor.
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Rivera, Rene, actor.
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Compte, Maurice, actor.
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Laresca, Vincent, actor.
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González, Manuel, actor.
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Babenco, Hector, actor.
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Pérez Grobet, Xavier, 1964- cinematographer.
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Rosas, Guillermo (Cinematographer), cinematographer.
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Berenbaum, Michael, 1945- film editor.
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Burwell, Carter, composer.
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Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990.
Antes que anochezca. English.
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Jiménez-Leal, Orlando, 1941-
P.M.
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Cabrera, Saba.
P.M.
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Fine Line Features.
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Grandview Pictures (Firm)
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Before night falls (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003077906
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| ISBN |
0780634934 |
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9780780634930 |
| Standard No. |
794043525124 |
| Music No. |
N5251 New Line Home Entertainment |
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