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When Night is Falling: After the death of close friend, Camille, a teacher at a conservative Christian college, starts questioning everything in her life and embarks into an unexpected romance.
Country: Canada, 1995
Original Language: English
Rating: 4/5
Available for purchase on Amazon.
Zavi thinks: The romance in this movie feels very real, and that’s probably my favorite part. Camille’s struggle to make sense of her desire for a woman is fully played out, and anyone who has ever experienced unexpected romantic feelings will relate to her story. Definitely a good movie to watch on a date night.
Panda thinks: I think this is definitely the best film that Patricia Rozema has ever made (some of her earlier films were just a bit too strange and arthouse-y). I felt that Camille fully examined and dealt with her conflicted feelings, as opposed to some lesbian films where main characters seemingly without care throw their past life away. The complexity of this movie made it feel very real. This could also be a good movie to watch by yourself because it’s a quiet movie. Probably not a group night movie.
