If you are seeking a film that treats lesbian desire not as a scandal or a tragedy, but as a spiritual awakening; if you want to see two women wrestle with faith, fear, and frozen waterfalls; and if you believe that a love scene set to a score of cello and rain can change your life—then let the night fall. Press play on 1995. You won’t regret it.
If you haven’t seen it, you’re not alone. Despite winning the Teddy Award for best queer feature at the Berlin International Film Festival, When Night Is Falling was overshadowed by bigger-budget contemporaries. But for those who found it—on a late-night VHS rental, a university film studies course, or a quiet streaming discovery—it has never let go. when night is falling -1995-
: Photographed by Douglas Koch, the film is noted for its rich, vibrant colors and "rhapsodic" imagery, such as juggling orbs of light and romantic interludes among theater drapes. Magical Realism If you are seeking a film that treats