Before Night Falls

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:opera
gptkb:book
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkb:Olivier_Martinez
gptkb:Julian_Schnabel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film
gptkbp:associated_act 2
gptkbp:author gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkbp:available_formats gptkb:book
ebook
hardcover
paperback
gptkbp:awards gptkb:church
gptkb:award
gptkb:Goya_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:International_Opera_Award
Golden Globe nomination
National Book Award nomination
Grammy nomination
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor
Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Historical_Society
Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas
Before Night Falls: A Memoir by Reinaldo Arenas
autobiography of Reinaldo Arenas
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:María
gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkb:El_Hombre_de_la_Isla
gptkb:El_Hombre_de_la_Libertad
gptkb:El_Hombre_de_la_Paz
gptkb:El_Hombre_de_la_Playa
gptkb:El_Hombre_de_la_Selva
gptkb:La_Chica
El Loco
El Hombre de la Montaña
Félix
El Hombre de la Belleza
El Hombre de la Esperanza
El Hombre de la Fe
El Hombre de la Fuerza
El Hombre de la Justicia
El Hombre de la Luz
El Hombre de la Muerte
El Hombre de la Noche
El Hombre de la Sabiduría
El Hombre de la Sombra
El Hombre de la Verdad
El Hombre de la Vida
El Hombre de la Ciudad
Dr. José
El Cuentista
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Rodrigo_Prieto
gptkbp:collaborations choreographer Karole Armitage
costume designer Anna Sui
director Robert Wilson
set designer David Hockney
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Javier_Martinez
gptkbp:country gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception acclaimed
positive
controversial
generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Cuban_diaspora
LGBT literature
celebration of freedom
critique of totalitarianism
exile literature
exploration of LGBTQ themes
gptkbp:cultural_significance addresses exile and diaspora
explores the Cuban experience
highlights the role of the artist in society
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Cuban_Revolution
persecution of artists
homosexuality in Cuba
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Julian_Schnabel
gptkbp:director gptkb:Julian_Schnabel
gptkbp:discusses Cuban government oppression
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Julian_Schnabel
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Julian_Schnabel
gptkbp:explores themes of sexuality
gptkbp:features gptkb:poet
flashbacks
political themes
personal struggle
Arenas' childhood
Arenas' exile
Arenas' struggles with identity
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:San_Sebastián_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Javier_Bardem
gptkbp:focus gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkbp:focuses_on Arenas' life in Cuba
gptkbp:follows the life of Reinaldo Arenas
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:High_School
biographical drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Before Night Falls
gptkbp:impact LGBT literature
Cuban literature
exile literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:human_rights_advocates
biographical films
LGBT activists
many writers
Cuban cinema
subsequent films about LGBTQ+ themes
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
Existentialism
Magical realism
Cuban music
European opera traditions
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Cuban_Revolution
gptkb:literary_work
LGBT rights
Latin American literature
literary movements
LGBTQ rights
surrealism
gptkbp:inspiration Reinaldo Arenas' life
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
gptkbp:isbn 978-0375709557
978-0670869190
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Arianna_De_Rosa
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkbp:music gptkb:Lustmord
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Lustmord
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
lyrical
poetic
experimental
autobiographical
gptkbp:notable_appearance Arenas' childhood memories
Arenas' escape from Cuba
Arenas' imprisonment
Arenas' literary achievements
Arenas' reflections on death
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Fidel_Castro
gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
Arenas' mother
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Gran_Teatre_del_Liceu
gptkb:Teatro_Real
gptkb:opera
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a man who has been persecuted."
" I am a man who has lived in the shadows."
" I have always been a writer."
" I have lived in a world of contradictions."
" To write is to resist."
gptkbp:notable_recordings available on CD
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:performance approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:2009
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1992
gptkb:Viking_Press
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1992
gptkbp:publisher Knopf
gptkbp:received critical acclaim
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:2000
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2000
gptkbp:released gptkb:2000
gptkbp:runtime 133 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Reinaldo_Arenas
gptkb:Julian_Schnabel
Jean-Claude Carrire
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Johnny_Depp
gptkb:Olivier_Martinez
gptkb:Javier_Bardem
gptkbp:style lyrical
poetic
introspective
modern classical
reflective
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:artwork
freedom
homosexuality
gptkbp:title Antes que anochezca
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Dolores_M._Koch
gptkbp:user_reviews gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
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