Released Date:
2001-02-23
Languages:
English, Spanish, Russian, French
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
133 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (20051 Reviews)
Director:
Julian SchnabelCunningham O'Keefe
Lèzaro Gèmez Carriles
Julian Schnabel
Reynaldo Arenas (memoir "Before Night Falls")
Jana Bokova (documentary "Havana")
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 Lèzaro 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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