Before Night Falls
2000 · 134 min · Director: Julian Schnabel
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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 Lázaro 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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Before Night Falls (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Inspiration20%
- Melancholy15%
- Love10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Cast
Tomas Diego
Margarita Camacho
Armando García
Reinaldo's Mother
Details
- Directed by
- Julian Schnabel
- Written by
- Julian Schnabel, Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Country
- Mexico, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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