All-Time Sales Rank: 1900
| Overall Rating:    5 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. |
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"The Best Film Of 2000" -Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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.
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Features:
| 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:
| | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
| Subtitles:
| | English, Spanish, French
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| Studio: New Line Home Entertainment Production Year: 2000 Release Date: 5/22/2001
Length: 133 mins Rating: R Chapters: 27
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Snap Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: N5251 UPC Code: 794043525124
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Overall Rating:    5 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. |
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Customer Review
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A classic - 5 out of 5 (5/24/2001)
A major achievement in scripting, acting and directing, this powerful film relates
the true story of Reinaldo Arenas, a Cuban gay writer who suffered the
intolerance, oppression and violence that befall those who choose to defy
Castro's Communist regime in their quest for freedom. A powerful reminder to
those who have lived through this tragedy in its many variations, and a moving
testament to the human soul. Required viewing.
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