Antes que anochezca (2000)
Before Night Falls (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 13min
- Biography, Drama
- 23 Feb 2001 (USA)
- Movie
The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.
Director:
Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Olatz López Garmendia | ... |
Reinaldo's Mother
(as Olatz Lopez Garmendia)
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| Giovani Florido | ... |
Young Reinaldo
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Loló Navarro | ... |
Reinaldo's Grandmother
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| Batan Silva | ... |
Reinaldo's Father
(as Sebastián Silva)
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| Carmen Beato | ... |
Teacher
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Cy Schnabel | ... |
Smallest School Child
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| Olmo Schnabel | ... |
Smallest School Child
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| Vito Schnabel | ... |
Teenage Reinaldo
(as Vito Maria Schnabel)
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| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... |
Reinaldo's Grandfather
(as Pedro Armendáriz)
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| Diego Luna | ... |
Carlos
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| Lia Chapman | ... |
Lolin
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| Sean Penn | ... |
Cuco Sanchez
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| Jerzy Skolimowski | ... |
Professor
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Aquiles Benites | ... |
Translator
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| Ewa Piaskowska | ... |
Pretty Blonde Student
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| Javier Bardem | ... |
Reinaldo Arenas
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| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | ... |
María Teresa Freye de Andrade
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| Michael Wincott | ... |
Heberto Zorilla Ochoa
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| Hector Babenco | ... |
Virgilio Piñera
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| Andrea Di Stefano | ... |
Pepe Malas
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Marlene Díaz | ... |
Woman in car #1
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Olga Borayo | ... |
Woman in car #2
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| Santiago Magill | ... |
Tomas Diego
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Manolo García | ... |
Faustino
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Lola Schnabel | ... |
Girl With Keys
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| Ofelia Medina | ... |
Landlady
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Lois Barragán | ... |
Woman - UNEAC
(as Lois Barragan)
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Eduardo Antonio | ... |
Nightclub Singer
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Stella Schnabel | ... |
Valeria
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| Olivier Martinez | ... |
Lazaro Gomez Carilles
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| Manuel González | ... |
Jose Lezama Lima
(as Manuel Gonzalez)
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| Maurice Compte | ... |
Nicolas Abreu
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| Claudette Maillé | ... |
Maria Luisa Lima
(as Claudette Maille)
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| John Ortiz | ... |
Juann Abreu
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| Vincent Laresca | ... |
Jose Abreu
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| Rene Raymond Rivera | ... |
Recruit Driver
(as a different name)
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Chanel Puertas | ... |
Blonde on the beach
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Manolo Rivero | ... |
Royal Gay
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| Nemo | ... |
Pedro the bus driver
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Andrea Fassler | ... |
French Tourist
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Magda | ... |
Santería Dancer
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Julian Bucio | ... |
Violent Soldier
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Jorge Zárate | ... |
Prosecutor
(as Jorge Zaráte)
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| Najwa Nimri | ... |
Fina Zorilla Ochoa
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| Francisco Gattorno | ... |
Jorge Camacho
(as Francisco Gatorno)
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| Marisol Padilla Sánchez | ... |
Margarita Camacho
(as Marisol Padilla Sanchez)
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Jorge Zamora | ... |
Kid with Kite
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Noel Medina | ... |
Policeman on beach
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Jorge Zepeda | ... |
State Security on beach
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Yulian Díaz | ... |
Teenager #1
(as Julyan Díaz)
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| Eduardo Arroyuelo | ... |
Teenager #2
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Antonio Zavala Kugler | ... |
Stranger in Lenin Park
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Eloy Ganuza | ... |
State Security in Lenin Park
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| Khotan Fernandez | ... |
Young Man with bird
(as Khotan)
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Rene Pereyra | ... |
Antonio
(as Rene Pereira)
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Abel Woolrich | ... |
Hungry Inmate
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Mario Oliver | ... |
Gay Inmate
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Robertico Valdez | ... |
Singing Prisoner
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| Johnny Depp | ... |
Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
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Claudio Osoria | ... |
Guard at El Morro
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| Alfredo Villa | ... |
Armando García
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| Diahnne Abbott | ... |
Blanca Romero
(as Diahnne Déa)
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Caridad Martinez | ... |
Dancer in the convent
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Zulema Cruz | ... |
Zulema
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Annie Gil | ... |
Blanca's Teenage Daughter
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| Filiberto Estrella | ... |
Dwarf
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Juan Cristóbal Murillo | ... |
Immigration Officer
(as Juan Cristobal Murillo)
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Melanio Filiberto Hebra | ... |
Man at Mariel Harbor
(as Filiberto Hebra)
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Matthias Ehrenberg | ... |
Officer at Mariel Harbor
(as Matthías Ehrenberg)
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Jack Schnabel | ... |
Mr. Greenberg
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Esther G. Schnabel | ... |
Mrs. Greenberg
(as Esther Schnabel)
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Xavier Domingo | ... |
Death
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Eric Springer | ... |
Orderly
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Jimmy Nugent | ... |
Taxi Driver
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| Benjamín Benítez | ... |
Rudy (uncredited)
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| Fidel Castro | ... |
Self (anti-Marielito speech) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Adrian Makala | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Julian Schnabel | ||
Written by
| Cunningham O'Keefe | ... | (written by) & |
| Lázaro Gómez Carriles | ... | (written by) (as Lazaro Gomez Carriles) & |
| Julian Schnabel | ... | (written by) |
| Reynaldo Arenas | ... | (memoir "Before Night Falls") (as Reinaldo Arenas) |
| Jana Bokova | ... | (documentary "Havana") |
Produced by
| Matthias Ehrenberg | ... | associate producer (as Matthías Ehrenberg) |
| Jon Kilik | ... | producer |
| Olatz López Garmendia | ... | executive producer (as Olatz Lopez Garmendia) |
| Julian Schnabel | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Carter Burwell | ||
Cinematography by
| Xavier Grobet | ... | director of photography (as Xavier Pérez Grobet) |
| Guillermo Rosas | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Michael Berenbaum | ||
Editorial Department
| Craig Cobb | ... | associate editor |
| Fred Heid | ... | color timer |
| Samara Levenstein | ... | assistant editor |
| Chris Patterson | ... | first assistant editor |
| Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor |
| John Dowdell | ... | hd colorist (uncredited) |
| David Hamme | ... | assistant colorist (uncredited) |
| Sandra Nash | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Monica Nordhaus | ||
Production Design by
| Salvador Parra | ||
Art Direction by
| Antonio Muño-Hierro | ... | (as Antonio Muñohierro) |
Set Decoration by
| Laurie Friedman | ||
Costume Design by
| María Estela Fernández | ... | (as Mariestela Fernández) |
Makeup Department
| Virginia Campos | ... | hair stylist |
| Manolo García | ... | key hair stylist |
| Judi Goodman | ... | hair stylist |
| Nicki Ledermann | ... | makeup artist |
| Ana Lozano | ... | makeup designer |
| Sandra Migueli | ... | makeup artist |
| Kerrie R. Plant | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Dante Aguilar | ... | unit manager: Mexico |
| Kelley Cribben | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | ... | unit production manager (as Matthías Ehrenberg) |
| Pamela Jaeckle | ... | unit manager: US |
| Mike Phillips | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Giselle Gurza | ... | second second assistant director |
| Yvette Gurza | ... | second second assistant director |
| Batan Silva | ... | first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva) |
| Joaquin Silva | ... | key second assistant director |
Art Department
| Pedro Alanis Alanis | ... | paint foreman (as Pedro Alanís) |
| Maite Argüelles | ... | art department coordinator |
| Israel Becerril | ... | leadman |
| Luis Becerril | ... | graphic designer |
| Andrew Bernard | ... | art director: New York |
| Shannon Canfield | ... | set dresser |
| Darío Carreto | ... | assistant to set decorator (as Darío Ramos) |
| Carlos Del Castillo Negrete | ... | graphic designer |
| Luis Figueroa | ... | set dresser |
| Juan Pablo García Tames | ... | set designer |
| Adán García | ... | on-set painter |
| Héctor Gil | ... | on-set dresser |
| Rodolfo Granados | ... | sculpture |
| Jordan Jacobs | ... | assistant art director |
| César Jiménez Rodríguez | ... | set dresser |
| Christopher Lagunes | ... | set dresser (as Christopher Laguenes Villavencio) |
| Fernando López Urquijo | ... | greens assistant |
| Pedro Neri Martinez | ... | greens foreman |
| Rogelio Nobara | ... | assistant to set decorator (as Rogelio Nobara Tamura) |
| Garry Pastore | ... | props |
| Federico Nava Patiño | ... | construction coordinator |
| Celso Peña | ... | property master |
| Tomas Rodriguez Tovar | ... | leadman (as Tomás Rodríguez Tovar) |
| Jorge Rodríguez Barajas | ... | assistant to property master |
| Jorge Sainz | ... | drafting |
| Diana Subiras Alfonso | ... | art department consultant |
| Gabriel Tapia | ... | assistant art department coordinator (as Gabriel Tapia Ramirez) |
| Óscar Tapia | ... | assistant to property master (as Oscar Tapia) |
| Tatiana Valdéz | ... | mural painter |
| Dennis Horwath Vazquez | ... | sign painter |
| Heidi Ma. Villalobos | ... | drafting (as Heidi Villalobos Maya) |
| Mirko von Berner | ... | on-set decorator (as Mirko Von Berner) |
| Alexander Wei | ... | art department coordinator: New York |
Sound Department
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist |
| Jesse Ehredt | ... | sound recordist |
| Robert Fernandez | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Albert Gasser | ... | sound effects editor |
| Robert Hein | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Kenton Jakub | ... | adr editor |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley mixer |
| Marissa Littlefield | ... | adr editor |
| Glen Marullo | ... | sound mixer (as Glenn Marullo) |
| Chaz Mena | ... | voice dubber |
| Betsy Nagler | ... | boom operator: additional |
| Steven Simons | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer |
| David Wahnon | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Christian Wangler | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Alejandro Vazquez | ... | special effects coordinator: Effeccine (as Alejandro Vázquez) |
Visual Effects by
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Daniel Leung | ... | digital compositing supervisor |
| Matt McDonald | ... | digital effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Luis Antonio Alegría | ... | assistant electrician |
| David E. Baron | ... | second assistant camera: New York |
| David Conelli | ... | camera car operator: New York |
| Marco Polo Constandse | ... | video assist operator |
| Fernando Coria Reyes | ... | company grip (as Fernando Coria) |
| Andy Day | ... | gaffer: New York |
| Daniel Daza | ... | still photographer |
| Jose De Jesus | ... | assistant electrician (as José de Jesús Macías) |
| Humberto Delgado | ... | key grip |
| Javier Enríquez | ... | gaffer |
| Edgar Ambriz Espinoza | ... | electrician (as Edgar Ambriz) |
| Michael Fradianni | ... | electrician |
| Sergio García Terrazas | ... | first assistant camera |
| Miguel Ángel García | ... | best boy (as Miguel Angel Garcia) |
| Pedro Hernández Gonzalez | ... | company grip (as Pedro Hernández) |
| Antonio Huerta | ... | assistant electrician |
| Roberto Oviedo Vargas | ... | company grip (as Roberto Oviedo) / electrician (as Roberto Oviedo) |
| Raúl Palacios | ... | electrician |
| Daniel Peña | ... | second assistant camera |
| Pedro Reyes | ... | generator operator |
| Jesús Rojas | ... | generator operator (as Jesús Rojas Juáre) |
| Adrian Romero | ... | company grip (as Adrián Romero Ramírez) |
| Mauricio Rubinstein | ... | additional photographer |
| Daniel Salk | ... | video assist |
| Luis David Sansans | ... | steadicam operator |
| Miguel Ángel Sánchez | ... | dolly grip (as Miguel Angel Sánchez) |
| Marilou Vetter | ... | assistant camera |
| J. Manuel Álvarez Ambriz | ... | electrician (as Juan Manuel Alvarez) |
Casting Department
| Byron Crystal | ... | extras casting: New York |
| Mercedes Gironella | ... | casting: colaboration |
| Jorge Guerrero | ... | extras casting director |
| Luis Rivera Patas | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mark Burchard | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men |
| Adela Cortázar | ... | key wardrobe assistant |
| Adolfo Cruz Martínez | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| María de Jesús Lima | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Gabriela Fernandez | ... | wardrobe coordinator (as Gabriela Fernández Suárez) |
| Zeferino Gutierrez | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Zeferino Gutiérrez Hernández) |
| Carlos 'Pollo' Munguia | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Carlos Munguía) |
| Lupita Peckinpah | ... | key wardrobe assistant (as Guadalupe Peckinpah) |
| Autumn Saville | ... | costume shopper: New York |
Location Management
| Diego Sandoval | ... | location manager |
| Pedro Sandoval | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Laurie Anderson | ... | composer: additional music |
| Carter Burwell | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Susan Jacobs | ... | music supervisor |
| Steve Kasow | ... | assistant music editor |
| Todd Kasow | ... | music editor |
| Olatz López Garmendia | ... | music supervisor (as Olatz Lopez Garmendia) |
| Sandra Park | ... | music contractor |
| Dean Parker | ... | music copyist |
| Lou Reed | ... | composer: additional music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sylvie Chesneau | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Aguilar Mario Alberto | ... | picture car assistant |
| Efraín Alfaro | ... | driver (as Efraín Alfaro Ramírez) |
| Alejandro 'Ronco' Arroyo | ... | transportation captain (as Alejandro Arroyo Labra) |
| Ernesto Avila Gutiérrez | ... | driver |
| Enrique Cetina Burgos | ... | driver |
| José Cruz | ... | driver (as José Cruz Garduño) |
| José de Jesús Macías | ... | driver |
| Rodrigo de la Cruz | ... | picture car assistant |
| Raúl García Esquivel | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Humberto Herrera Rodríguez | ... | driver |
| Francisco Morales | ... | driver (as Francisco Moreno Morales) |
| Juan Manuel Moreno Morales | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Eduardo Márquez | ... | driver (as Eduardo Marquez Acevedo) |
| Braulio Piedra | ... | driver (as Braulio Piedra González) |
| Angel Ruíz Téllez | ... | driver |
| Tomás Tapia | ... | driver (as Tomás Tapia Cruz) |
| Gustavo Vallejo | ... | driver (as Gustavo Vallejo Navarette) |
| René Velasquez Vasquez | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Alfredo Aguilar | ... | catering assistant |
| Ana Ballesteros | ... | caterer |
| David F. Bianculli | ... | production assistant |
| Liza Bigger | ... | production assistant |
| Juana Bocanegra | ... | delegate: ANDA (as Juana Bocanegra Colín) |
| Keri Bruno | ... | assistant: Mr. Schnabel, Mexico |
| Flavio Castilleros | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Hortensia Castro | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Adrián Cervántes | ... | production assistant |
| Martin Corkidi | ... | production assistant |
| Robyn J. Davis | ... | production coordinator: US |
| Jill Fazzolare | ... | production assistant |
| Lucio Fernandez | ... | consultant |
| John B. Finn | ... | post-production accountant / production accountant |
| Ofelia Flores Cárdenas | ... | catering assistant |
| Ariel García Espinoza Raymay | ... | dialogue coach |
| David García Hernández | ... | catering assistant |
| Melanio Filiberto Hebra | ... | dialogue coach |
| Jonas Hendrix | ... | production assistant (as Jonás Hendrix) |
| Josefina Hernandez | ... | catering assistant (as Josefina Hernández) |
| Sean Hogan | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Alejandro Iturriaga | ... | production assistant |
| Jon Kilik | ... | presenter |
| Michael C. Kingsley | ... | set production assistant: new york |
| Brian Lamia | ... | production assistant: New York |
| Susana Loyo | ... | production secretary |
| G. Pekas Lozano | ... | production coordinator: Mexico (as Gloria 'Pekas' Lozano) |
| Michelle Macirella | ... | production office assistant |
| Caridad Martinez | ... | choreographer (as Caridad Martínez Menocal) |
| Isabel Martinez | ... | production accountant (as Isabel Martínez) |
| Vincent R. Nebrida | ... | executive director of marketing |
| Monica Nordhaus | ... | assistant: Mr. Schnabel, New York |
| Brian O'Shea | ... | world sales executive |
| Estéban Pérez López | ... | talent payments |
| Héctor Pérez | ... | catering assistant |
| Rafael Pérez | ... | production assistant |
| Evangelina Resendiz Montalvo | ... | unit doctor (as Dra. Evangelina Resendiz) |
| Rafael Reyes | ... | utility stand-in |
| Rubén Rosales Roldán | ... | catering assistant |
| Luis Ruiz | ... | production assistant |
| Josh Schneider | ... | accountant |
| Fernando Solis | ... | catering assistant |
| Steve Solomon | ... | animal trainer |
| Armando Suárez Cobián | ... | dialogue coach (as Armando Suárez-Cobián) |
| Azucena Tiburcio | ... | catering assistant |
| Eduardo Téllez Cisnero | ... | utility stand-in |
| Gwenn Williams | ... | assistant: Mr. Schnabel, New York |
| Jorge Pupo | ... | spanish dialogue (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Laurie Anderson | ... | special thanks |
| Cydney Cort | ... | special thanks |
| Brian Eno | ... | special thanks |
| Eloy Ganuza | ... | special thanks |
| Lázaro Gómez Carriles | ... | dedicatee |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | special thanks |
| Orlando Jiménez Leal | ... | special thanks |
| Lou Reed | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Becker Entertainment (2000) (Australia) (DVD)
- Vídeo Mercury Films (2000) (Spain)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Dendy Films (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Films sans Frontières (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Fine Line Features (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
- Key Films (Italy) (theatrical)
- Lolafilms Distribución (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United King Films (2001) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Gativideo (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Cinemien (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Intercinema Art Agency (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Homescreen (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Irfan Film (2005) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (tv) (TV1)
- El Mar Pictures
- Grandview Pictures
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Almost every scene, according to Guillermo Rosas, was photographed with a chocolate-colored filter on the camera lens. This contributed a great deal to the distinctive colors and textures in the film, especially the skin tones, and the vibrancy in green hues. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from P.M. (1961). See more » |
| Soundtracks | El Que Siembra Su Maiz See more » |
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Reinaldo Arenas:
Walking along streets that collapse from crumbling sewers. Past buildings that you jump to avoid because they will fall on you. Past grim faces that size you up and sentence you. Past closed shops, closed markets, closed cinemas, closed parks, closed cafes. Sometimes showing dusty signs, justifications: "CLOSED FOR RENOVATION," "CLOSED FOR REPAIRS." What kind of repairs? When will these so-called renovations be finished? When at last will they begin? Closed... closed... closed... everything closed. I arrive, open the countless padlocks and run up the temporary stairs. There she is, waiting for me. I pull off the cover, and stare at her dusty, cold shape. I clean off the dust and caress her. With my hand, delicately, I wipe clean her back, her base and her sides. In front of her, I feel desperate and happy. I run my fingers over her keyboard and suddenly it all starts up. With a tinkling sound the music begins, little by little, then faster; now full speed. Walls, trees, streets, cathedrals, faces and beaches. Cells, mini- cells, huge cells. Starry nights, bare feet, pines, clouds. Hundreds, thousands, millions of parrots. A stool, a climbing plant, they all answer my call, all come to me. The walls recede, the roof vanishes, and you float quite naturally. You float uprooted, dragged off, lifted high. Transported, immortalized, saved. Thanks to that subtle, continuous rhythm, that music, that incessant tap-tap. See more » |