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Before Night Falls (Widescreen)

Javier Bardem , Johnny Depp , Julian Schnabel    R (Restricted)   DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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Emotional May 20 2012
By B.B.
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A great slice of life, and the tribulations of being gay. I thought it was well acted with a few surprise appearances. Emotionally riveting!
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Transports You Mar 8 2004
By Westley
Format:DVD
"Before Night Falls" recounts the incredible life of Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, played with great sensitivity by Spanish actor Javier Bardem. Born a peasant in the 1930's, Arenas had the great misfortune of being a gay writer in a country that considered art and homosexuality to be counter-revolutionary. "Before Night Falls" is based on his memoir and relates his imprisonment in Cuba and subsequent exodus to the United States. Despite this persecution, Arenas' work flourished and was published widely, albeit mostly outside of Cuba.

Director Julian Schnabel is a well-known "neo-expressionist" painter; accordingly, he is able to bring an artist's understanding and sensibility to the story. His prior film was "Basquiat," about the 1980's graffiti artist. Although Schnabel seems to be limiting himself to portraits of artists, the two films are very disparate. Specifically, "Before Night Falls" is much grander in scope and incorporates more directorial flourishes than does "Basquiat." Despite the epic sweep of the film, Schnabel successfully tells Arenas' very personal and heart-rending story. Another major asset of the film is the cinematography and ambiance; vibrant colors and people populate the film. The viewer is transported to 1960s Cuba; you can feel the humidity and the pulse of the Mambo music.

Javier Bardem gives an astonishing performance, for which he deservedly received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor. For the role, he was required to learn Cuban-Spanish as well as English. The DVD extras include a 7 minute interview with Arenas, and it's apparent that Bardem nails the look and speech of the artist, without reverting to a simple impersonation. Although most of the actors are of Latin descent, two big American stars have small roles: Johnny Depp has hilarious joint roles as a Cuban transvestite and a Cuban general, and Sean Penn plays a peasant farmer, rather convincingly too. The only minor debit of the film is that it's a tad over-long and could have used a bit more editing. However, overall, "Before Night Falls" is a superb film that perfectly captures another time and another place. Most highly recommended.

Extras: The extras include an interesting commentary track with Schnabel and Bardem, a short behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by Schnabel's daughter, and an interview with Arenas conducted in 1984 after he immigrated to the U.S.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One of the better gay movies with a plot July 10 2004
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This movie is a lot better than persay Billy Elliot or Big Eden. Only because it is actually a gay movie and the plot isnt hidden along the way. The movie does has a lot of gay action in it which i like to see in a gay movie that is the reason why i rented it. On top of that johnny Depp is in this movie in two different characters one of a Drag Queen and the other an officer. When hes an officer hes groping himself which was pretty hot. The movie also had great direction and it was just easy to get involved into. I liked it a lot.
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Most recent customer reviews
Un des meilleurs films gay
Voici un autre film qui nous montre une autre réalité de la vie à Cuba après la révolution. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Pierre Breton
Sensational Subject, Poor Production
This film has been around for a number of years, and has managed to invite a wide range of views as to the quality of message and production. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ian Gordon Malcomson
Exceptional, Powerful and heavy
This was an outstanding film that told the story of a Cuban who was living in an oppressive time and to make matters even more harsh, he was gay. Read more
Published on Mar 30 2004 by T. Hulse
Almost Completely Lacking Any Depth
I will warn you first that I watched this movie only *after* reading the book, and I suppose that almost definitely clouds my judgement to some degree. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by Shaun Haines
GayDar at work
A look at Cuba before, during and after the revolution from the perspective of a self-tortured artist with incredible GayDar powers. Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004 by Michael Duranko
before night falls
This movie was terrible in that it had explicit male to male sex scenes that I didn't need to see with my friends and nude male bodies and no sub titles and spanish? Read more
Published on Feb 11 2004
Cant understand what hes saying
The story line is good, but im not going to bore you with what its about as all the reviews seem to tell you. If you want to know what its like then read this review! Read more
Published on Oct 1 2003
A bit too long...............
Ever since I saw edward scissorhands and sleepy hollow i realised who brilliant of an actor and Johnny Depp is and i soon came to realise as i watched more and more of his films... Read more
Published on Aug 26 2003
Bardem Is Brilliant
This well executed film tackles the story of Arenas, a Cuban poet before and during the communist revolution. Read more
Published on July 12 2003 by S. Sommerville
Only Johnny Depp was great, the rest, bad accents!
Well, my first complaint with this movie is that it has too many Spanish dialogues when the movie is supposed to be in English language. Read more
Published on July 7 2003 by Gerald Sioco
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