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| Directed by | Patricia Rozema |
| Produced by | Barbara Tranter |
| Written by | Patricia Rozema |
| Starring | Pascale Bussières Rachael Crawford |
| Music by | Lesley Barber |
| Cinematography | Douglas Koch |
| Editing by | Susan Shipton |
| Release date(s) | May 5, 1996 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | 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]
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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.
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]
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]
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