| Before Night Falls |
| Rating: * * *
Director: Julian Schnabel Running time: 133 minutes Language: Spanish, English
Now showing |
Biopics about writers are always a dicey proposition -- authors live or die on the strength of their words, but how do you incorporate them effectively in a visual medium? Attempts this year include the documentary "Beatnik," which featured straight-to-camera readings, and "William Burroughs' Wife," which largely traded on the salacious personal lives of the beatnik literary circle.
Javier Bardem and Olivier Martinez in "Before Night Falls"
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