Prima che sia notte
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Mexico New York, USA
Genere: Drama
Lingue: English Spanish
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."
Visti censura internazionale: USA:R
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Argentina:29 March 2001 |
| USA:26 January 2001 |
| USA:22 December 2000 | (limited) |
| USA:14 December 2000 | (premiere) (Miami) |
| Canada:14 September 2000 | (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Italy:3 September 2000 | (Venice Film Festival) |
| Dolby Digital |
| Italy:125 | (Venice film festival) |
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
fine line features
el mar pictures
grandview pictures
produzione cinematografica: grandview pictures el mar pictures
produttore cinematografico: kilik jon ehrenberg matthias garmendia olatz lopez
attore: bardem javier martinez olivier di stefano andrea depp johnny penn sean wincott michael garmendia olatz lopez schnabel vito maria nirmi najwa babenco hector skolimowski jerzy silva sebastian compte maurice downey robert jr.
direttore della fotografia: pérez grobet xavier rosas guillermo
scenografia: parra salvador
montaggio: berenbaum michael (i)
compositori: reed lou anderson laurie burwell carter
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: schnabel julian arenas reynaldo (i) o'keefe cunningham gómez carriles lázaro
costumi: fernández maría estela
troupe varia: hamer charlene baron david e. chesneau sylvie cobb craig
produzione cinematografica: grandview pictures el mar pictures
produttore cinematografico: kilik jon ehrenberg matthias garmendia olatz lopez
attore: bardem javier martinez olivier di stefano andrea depp johnny penn sean wincott michael garmendia olatz lopez schnabel vito maria nirmi najwa babenco hector skolimowski jerzy silva sebastian compte maurice downey robert jr.
direttore della fotografia: pérez grobet xavier rosas guillermo
scenografia: parra salvador
montaggio: berenbaum michael (i)
compositori: reed lou anderson laurie burwell carter
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: schnabel julian arenas reynaldo (i) o'keefe cunningham gómez carriles lázaro
costumi: fernández maría estela
troupe varia: hamer charlene baron david e. chesneau sylvie cobb craig


