Before Night Falls (US)
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"The Best Film Of 2000" - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Certificate: R
Running Time: 133 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
One of the most universally acclaimed films of the year, Before Night Falls appeared on over 75 "Ten Best" lists and features Academy Award® nominee Javier Bardem in a "mesmerizing and inspired performance!" (Rex Reed, The New York Observer)
Julian Schnabel (Basquiat) directs this incredible journey through the life and work of the late Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas. Victimized by a government that banned his books and jailed him for a crime he didn`t commit, Reinaldo 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.
Featuring a dual performance by Johnny Depp, Before Night Falls is a tribute to the liberating power of art… and one man`s undying passion for life.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Commentary with Director Julian Schnabel, Actor Javier Bardem, Screenwriter Lazaro Gomez-Carriles, Composer Carter Burwell and Co-Director of Photography Xavier Perez 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 and Crew Filmographies
Original Theatrical Trailer
DVD-ROM Content:
Link To Original Website & More!
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Julian Schnabel
Written By:
Julian Schnabel
Lázaro Gómez Carriles
Reynaldo Arenas
Starring:
Olatz Lopez Garmendia
Michael Wincott
Johnny Depp
Andrea Di Stefano
Olivier Martinez
Javier Bardem
Soundtrack By:
Lou Reed
Ennio Morricone
Carter Burwell
Laurie Anderson
Director of Photography:
Guillermo Rosas
Xavier Pérez Grobet
Editor:
Michael Berenbaum
Costume Designer:
María Estela Fernández
Production Designer:
Salvador Parra
Producer:
Jon Kilik
Matthias Ehrenberg
Executive Producer:
Julian Schnabel
Olatz Lopez Garmendia
Distributor:
New Line Productions
Your Opinions and Comments
What starts as a promising story becomes a boring movie that goes on and on for ever without making any point at all.
The video transfer is average. The movie has been viciously cropped to fullscreen and the compression level used was a bit too high, so compression signs can be seen occasionally. The transfer reveal a bit of grain and quite a few scratches and dust particles.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is flat. The surrounds are used occasionally but the sound remains flat.
The menus are still with music.
The disk contains no extras at all.
Bottom line - this movie fails to deliver, simply because the story it`s telling is too boring.