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Rating:  - Funny, Arty, Romantic, Fun
When Night is Falling is easily one of the most romantic movies you are going to see about two women falling in love with each other in spite of the world around them. The lead actresses, Pascale Bussieres and Rachael Crawford give wonderful and believable performances as the main characters Camille and Petra.
The romantic soft-focus cinematography and mellowy music that seems to be an overused cliche in most lesbian orientated genres is used superbly this time by its director, Patricia Rozema,who gives us a very colorful perspective of the "Land up North".
I felt that there are many great scenes in this movie but the opening scene where we see the very straight-minded Camille having lesbian fantasties is probaly the most important scene because it establishes Camille's potential desire to be with other woman. These desires made the unlikely relationship between Camille and Petra(who is openly lesbian) much more plausible and believable.
I also liked the fact that the movie at times did not take itself too seriously and mixed in some fun and interesting moments with Camille and Petra. I loved the acrobatic lovemaking scene with the carnival music and the two trapeze artists performing overhead but the scene at the laundry where Petra pulls the old "switch-charoo" is a classic...
Rating:  - WHEN NIGHT IS FALLING
TUVE LA OPRTUNIDAD DE VER ESTA GRAN PELÍCULA HACE UN TIEMPO ATRÁS Y CREO QUE ES EXCELENTE, EL AMOR EXPUESTO EN TODA SU PLENITUD DE UNA MANERA ELEGANTE SIN CAER EN LA BULGARIDAD, SIN LUGAR A DUDA ESTE ES EL MEJOR FILM EN SU ESTILO. ESE TRATAMIENTO DELICADO DEL TEMA DE FONDO Y LA GRAN FOTOGRAFÍA QUE SE EXPONE EN ELLA ME HACEN PENSAR QUE NO HABRA OTRA QUE LA IGUALE.
Rating: - I wanted this soundtrack before the movie was even over
The night I saw this movie in an art house, I went straight to the record store down the block from the theatre and looked for the soundtrack, but alas at the time it was not in stores. This visually gorgeous movie encompasses very large themes (what forces control whom we love?) and the music is a major part of its effect. So glad to see it finally available!
Rating: - When Night Is Falling
...my own seems a little heavy-handed. In honesty, I didn't see this movie as a very light-hearted film, nor did I feel that the romantic overtones of the film buried some of the other themes.
This is a very direct and clever interpretation of the Cupid and Psyche myth and I appreciated it despite the fact that the director felt it necessary to TELL us (I like my symbolism to be symbolic, you know) this story was a retelling of the myth.
I found the spiritual overtones and the direct confrontation of religious bigotry to be compelling and well-done. Although there's plenty to work with, the film manages not to villanize organized religion. Instead, Camille reaches a spiritual enlightenment of her own when she is at last able to unite her conceptualization of god and morality with her deep attraction for Petra.
Rating: - chasing amy
well, as the others I feel sometimes lot of loneliness in my heart. When I found this movie, it was like a present for me, in fact when I¨m suffering from headache, I take an aspirin and when I feel sad I whatch some of my favorites movies, and "when the night is falling" is the film that help me more by now. As other film's friend said before this story makes life worth living
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