When Night Is Falling

1995, Drama/Lgbtq+, 1h 34m

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Camille (Pascale Bussières) is a mythology lecturer at a conservative Christian college. She's engaged to be married and is on the path to a stable career. But, when her dog dies, Camille finds her life unraveling. At a low ebb, she crosses paths with fiery circus performer Petra (Rachael Crawford) in a laundromat, and sparks fly. With Petra pursuing her ardently, Camille experiences a sexual awakening and must confront the daunting prospect of changing her entire existence.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Lgbtq+
Original Language:

English
Director:

Patricia Rozema
Producer:

Barbara Tranter
Writer:

Patricia Rozema
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 17, 1995 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 5, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA):

$786.0K
Runtime:

1h 34m
Distributor:

October Films
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Pascale Bussières
Camille Baker

Rachael Crawford
Petra

Henry Czerny
Martin

David Fox
Reverend DeBoer

Tracy Wright
Tory

Don McKellar
Timothy

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Audience Reviews for When Night Is Falling

Apr 28, 2009

A beautiful and touching film from Patricia Rozema and one of my favourite Canadian films. What makes it a classic however is the epic performance of Tom Melissis as Hang Glider #2.

John B Super Reviewer
Mar 26, 2006

It is good, entertaining and even sexy. But there isn't much content beyond the unequal romance. However, it's always refreshing to see a likeable, non-psychotic lesbian couple on film. And the actresses have excellent chemistry.

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