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Before night falls / Fineline Features ; Grandview Pictures Productions ; written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles ; directed by Julian Schnabel ; produced by Jon Kilik.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990--Film adaptations.
- Arenas, Reinaldo.
- Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990.
- Authors, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Drama.
- Authors, Cuban.
- Poets, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Drama.
- Poets, Cuban.
- Gay men--Cuba--Biography--Drama.
- Gay men.
- Homosexuality in motion pictures.
- History.
- Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Drama.
- Cuba.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen version.
- Place of Publication:
- [Burbank, CA] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2001]
- Language Note:
- In English and Spanish with English, Spanish or French subtitles.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- mixed
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A dramatization of the life of the poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, from childhood in Cuba to his death in New York City. His writings and homosexuality got him in trouble with Castro's Cuba and he spent two years in prison before leaving for the United States.
- Participant:
- Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Michael Wincott.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Xavier Pérez Grobet, Guillermo Rosas ; editor, Michael Berenbaum ; music, Carter Burwell.
- Notes:
- Originally released as motion picture in 2000.
- Based on Antes que anochezca / Reinaldo Arenas.
- Special features: Commentary with Julian Schnabel, Javier Bardem, Lázaro Gómez Carilles, Carter Burwell, Xavier Pérez Grobet ; documentary shorts: Excerpts from "Improper conduct" 1983 interview with Reinaldo Arenas, behind-the-scenes home movie by Lola Schnabel, "Little notes on painting," artwork by Julian Schnabel ; cast & crew filmographies ; theatrical trailer and scene selections.
- ISBN:
- 0780634934
- OCLC:
- 46921115
- Publisher Number:
- 794043525124
- N5251 New Line Home Entertainment
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