Before night falls
(DVD)
Contributors
Schnabel, Julian, 1951- screenwriter,
Kilik, Jon, producer.
O'Keefe, Cunningham, screenwriter.
Gómez Carriles, Lázaro, 1958- screenwriter.
Bardem, Javier, 1969- actor.
Kilik, Jon, producer.
O'Keefe, Cunningham, screenwriter.
Gómez Carriles, Lázaro, 1958- screenwriter.
Bardem, Javier, 1969- actor.
Published
Los Angeles, CA : Fine Line Features, [2001].
Format
DVD
ISBN
0780634934, 9780780634930
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Los Angeles, CA : Fine Line Features, [2001].
Language
English
ISBN
0780634934, 9780780634930
UPC
794043525124
Notes
General Note
Based on the memoir Before night falls (Antes que anochezca) by Reinaldo Arenas.
General 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).
General Note
"[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.
Creation/Production 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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally released as motion picture in 2000.
Description
"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.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence.
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.
Language
In English or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French; closed-captioned in English.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD FOREIGN BEF | Available |
| Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD BEF | Available |
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | BEFORE NIGHT DVD22363 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Arenas, Reinaldo, -- 1943-1990 -- Drama.
Authors, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Gays -- Cuba -- Biography -- Drama.
Poets, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Authors, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Gays -- Cuba -- Biography -- Drama.
Poets, Cuban -- 20th century -- Biography -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schnabel, J., Kilik, J., O'Keefe, C., Gómez Carriles, L., Bardem, J., Martinez, O., Di Stefano, A., Depp, J., Penn, S., Ortiz, J., Magill, S., Wincott, M., Nimri, N., Villa, A., Rivera, R., Compte, M., Laresca, V., González, M., Babenco, H., Pérez Grobet, X., Rosas, G., Berenbaum, M., Burwell, C., Arenas, R., Jiménez-Leal, O., & Cabrera, S. (2001). Before night falls . Fine Line Features.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Julian Schnabel et al.. 2001. Before Night Falls. Fine Line Features.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Julian Schnabel et al.. Before Night Falls Fine Line Features, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schnabel, Julian, et al. Before Night Falls Fine Line Features, 2001.
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