Before Night Falls (2000)

Name: Before Night Falls (2000)
Duration: 2 h 13 min

2hr 13m

2hr 13m
3.6/5 (1.6K)
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The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas. More Details »

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Director:

Julian Schnabel

Producer:

Matthias Ehrenberg, Jon Kilik

Runtime:

2hr 13m

Synopsis

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.

Cast

Javier Bardem
Olivier Martinez
Andrea Di Stefano
Johnny Depp
Sean Penn
Michael Wincott
Najwa Nimri
Hector Babenco
Olatz Lopez Garmendia
Vito Maria Schnabel

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.6

RATINGS 87 FANS

3.6

Jun 28, 2015

WHY👏🏼WAS👏🏼THIS👏🏼IN👏🏼ENGLISH👏🏼?

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Jasmine

Dec 6, 2024

The ease with which Johnny Depp plays both a transvestite smuggling contraband for the boys and a prison warden in one movie. Javier Bardem also carried this as a gay Cuban poet.

124 Likes

Kylo

Sep 22, 2019

Javier Bardem’s face pressed up against Johnny Depp’s bulge—that’s cinéma baby!

92 Likes

Kevin Bertolero
Oct 27, 2021

Everything about this movie was phenomenal! I really don't have anything articulate to say, yuh. YOU 👏 CAN'T 👏 GOVERN 👏 BEAUTY 👏

77 Likes

༘ ade ༘

Apr 19, 2022

Javier Bardem is so beautiful

60 Likes

ZaraGwen

Sep 10, 2020

my only regret was not seeing more of johnny depp on this film and also,,,,, javier bardem is there anything you couldn't do?

61 Likes

Allen
Aug 27, 2019

Sean Penn plays a man named Cuco Sanchez. He's only in one scene, but it was enough to ruin everything.

44 Likes

Marcus

Jan 25, 2020

I live on the edge of every society in the world. Javier completely owns this movie. I can’t help but wonder what it must have been like to see this film if you didn’t already know who he was. That would have been incredible. What happened to your lip? I found…

41 Likes

📀 Cammmalot 📀

Dec 27, 2018

Before *I Fall for Javier Bardem.

35 Likes

Johnathan

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Based on 26 Critics

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Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Reviews

It's such a sensory experience; in its best moments, the film washes over you like a fever dream.

Kevin Maynard

Mr. Showbiz

A thoughtful, bittersweet film biography of the Cuban writer that captures both his irrepressible spirit and his sometimes overwhelming melancholy.

Chris Kaltenbach

Baltimore Sun

There is a little something of the spoiled masochist about Arenas. One would not say he seeks misery, but he wears it like a badge of honor, and we can see his mistakes approaching before he does. This is not a weakness in the film but one of its intriguing strengths

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Before Night Falls (2000) family-friendly?

The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.

How long is Before Night Falls (2000)?

The movie is 2hr 13min long.

What's Before Night Falls (2000) about?

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.

Who's the cast of Before Night Falls (2000)?

Javier Bardem as Reinaldo Arenas
Olivier Martinez as Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Andrea Di Stefano as Pepe Malas
Johnny Depp as Bon Bon/Lieutenant Victor
Sean Penn as Cuco Sanchez
Michael Wincott as Herberto Zorilla Ochoa
Najwa Nimri as Fina Correa
Hector Babenco as Virgilio Pinera
Olatz Lopez Garmendia as Reinaldo's Mother
Vito Maria Schnabel as Teenage Reinaldo

Who's the director behind Before Night Falls (2000)?

Julian Schnabel directed Before Night Falls (2000).

Who produced Before Night Falls (2000)?

Matthias Ehrenberg and Jon Kilik produced Before Night Falls (2000).