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
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| Subjects: | Authors, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Drama Gays--Cuba--Biography--Drama Poets, Cuban--20th century--Biography--Drama Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Drama Feature films Film adaptations Fiction films Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990--Drama |
| Formats: | Video Recording, DVD |
| Material Type: | Projected medium -- Monograph |
| Language: | English, Spanish (translated from), Accompanying material in English, English (translated from), French, Spanish |
| Audience: | Adult, MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence |
| Published: | Los Angeles, CA : Fine Line Features : Distributed by New Line Home Entertainment, c2001 |
| LC Classification: | P, PQ |
| Added Titles: | Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990 Antes que anochezca Jiménez-Leal, Orlando, 1941- P.M Cabrera, Saba P.M |
| Additional Authors: | Director : Schnabel, Julian, 1951- Producer : Kilik, Jon Author of screenplay : O'Keefe, Cunningham Author of screenplay : Gómez Carriles, Lázaro, 1958- Actor : Bardem, Javier, 1969- Actor : Martinez, Olivier, 1966- Actor : Di Stefano, Andrea, 1972- Actor : Depp, Johnny Actor : Penn, Sean, 1960- Actor : Ortiz, John Actor : Magill, Santiago, 1978- Actor : Wincott, Michael, 1959- Actor : Nimri, Najwa, 1972- Actor : Villa, Alfredo Actor : Rivera, Rene Actor : Compte, Maurice Actor : Laresca, Vincent Actor : González, Manuel Actor : Babenco, Hector Cinematographer : Pérez Grobet, Xavier, 1964- Cinematographer : Rosas, Guillermo Film editor : Berenbaum, Michael, 1945- Composer : Burwell, Carter Fine Line Features Grandview Pictures (Firm) New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Notes: | ISBN: 0780634934 ISBN: 9780780634930 UPC: 794043525124 Videorecording number: N5251 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 In English or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French; closed-captioned in English 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 Originally released as motion picture in 2000 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 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) "[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 |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
| OCLC Number: | 46921115 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0780634934 9780780634930 7940435251 N5251 |