Review of Before Night Falls (2000) by Dennis Lim for Village Voice — 30 Jul 2004
The film's ephemeral, semi-evasive lyricism ultimately works as a modest frame for Bardem's tender, deft portrait, which is in turn suitably expansive and rooted in the most concrete details -- Arenas's pride and anger, his unsentimental wit and defiant vitality.
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This review of Before Night Falls (2000) was written by Dennis Lim and published by Village Voice on 30 Jul 2004.
Before Night Falls has generally received positive reviews.
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