Before Night Falls
Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends Lèzaro Gomes Garriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty in Manhattan after leaving Cuba in the Mariel boat-lift. When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully, "Revenge."
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Biography, Drama
2000
133 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Before Night Falls
- Duration : 133 min
- Languages : English, Spanish, Russian, French
- Writers : Cunningham O'Keefe, Lèzaro Gèmez Carriles, Julian Schnabel, Reynaldo Arenas (memoir "Before Night Falls"), Jana Bokova (documentary "Havana")
- Directors : Julian Schnabel min
- Imdb : 7.3 (20051 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.8 (21970 votes)
- Actors : Olatz Lèpez Garmendia, Giovanni Florido, Lolè Navarro, Batan Silva
Movie Storyline
Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends Lèzaro Gomes Garriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty in Manhattan after leaving Cuba in the Mariel boat-lift. When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully, "Revenge."