When Night Is Falling
| When Night is Falling | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Patricia Rozema |
| Written by | Patricia Rozema |
| Produced by | Barbara Tranter |
| Starring | Pascale Bussières Rachael Crawford |
| Cinematography | Douglas Koch |
| Edited by | Susan Shipton |
| Music by | Lesley Barber |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film Canada |
| Language | English |
When Night is Falling is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema. It was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
The film stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin (Henry Czerny). When a carnival subsequently comes to town, Camille is confused by her unexpected lesbian attraction to Petra (Rachael Crawford), a sexy, free-spirited circus performer.
The cast also includes Don McKellar, Clare Coulter, Tracy Wright and Tom Melissis.
MPAA Rating
When Night is Falling was given the NC-17 rating by the MPAA, but surrendered the rating; it was then released with no rating. The film was later released onto video with two versions: the original unrated version, and an R rated cut. The film makers appealed the NC-17 rating because of the highly negative stigma associated with NC-17 rated films, and because the NC-17 restricts the distribution and actual sales of such movies. The appeal, however, was declined, so When Night is Falling was released unrated.[2]
Critical reception
When Night is Falling received mixed reviews: Siskel & Ebert didn't like the film too well and gave negative reviews;[3] and the Rotten Tomatoes scale for When Night is Falling did not go higher than 50% [4]
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "When Night is Falling". LA Times. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "Siskel & Ebert at the Movies=Week of November 18, 1995". Siskel & Ebert. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes review of When Night is Falling". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
