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| Before Night Falls Appreciation #1
Made by White Noise
Plot:
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."
Cast:
Diego Luna as Carlos
Lia Chapman as Lolin
Sean Penn as Cuco Sanchez
Javier Bardem as Reinaldo Arenas
Olivier Martinez as Lazaro Gomez Carilles
Johnny Depp as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor __________________ Buffy: "What about you?"
Faith: "Scar tissue.. It fades. It all fades."
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Last edited by Melika : 09-07-2009 at 09:48 AM.
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