When Night Is Falling (1995) on Netflix
Camille Baker teaches literature at a religious college and has a longtime partner, Martin. Petra, a circus acrobat, comforts her after her dog dies and asks to sleep with her.
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Plot summary
Martin and Camille Baker are fellow professors at a religious college and have been a couple for a long time. The university chaplain hints that they must marry if they are to take his place. Camille's dog escapes and turns up dead in the street. Crying in a laundromat, she is comforted by a stranger named Petra, and their laundry gets mixed up. When Camille returns the clothes, she finds that Petra performs in a circus. Petra says she wants to sleep with Camille, and Camille grabs her things and leaves. Petra later fires an arrow through Camille's window carrying her photograph and phone number. Camille invites her in and kisses her, then runs away.
Cast
- Karyne Stebenas Trapeze Artist #1
- Sarah Stebenas Trapeze Artist #2
- Tom Melissisas Hang Glider #2
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about When Night Is Falling (1995)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The MPAA gave the film an NC-17 rating. The film makers appealed because of the highly negative stigma associated with NC-17 rated films at the time and because the rating restricted distribution and sales, but the appeal was declined, so When Night Is Falling was released with no rating at all.
- When Night Is Falling gained publicity in Canada when The Globe and Mail pulled advertising for the film that featured an image of two women almost kissing.
