People are voting emotionally.

Dreadfully Boring

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

So much of the film bears little or no relevance to the plot which is poorly strung together. I suspect the scenes of the circus performers were added to give the film an 'artzy' bohemian flavor, but it failed miserably. I believe many of the scenes were added as padding to stretch it out to 90 minutes, 80 of which were thoroughly boring. The script coupled with the acting acting of the two leading ladies barely aroused any emotions. However, the sex scenes where done tastefully but let down by the appalling script. There were too many awkward pauses which lead me to believe even the actors themselves didn't understand what message or emotions they were intending to convey. By far the best part of the movie was the musical score.

This film is so beautiful it could be enjoyed without sound. But what a shame it would be to miss the brilliant, sensitive dialog.Communication of confusion and insecurity is frightening in its accuracy. The only reason it's not a 10 is the obvious use of symbolism to compensate for a suitable ending. The connection with the lead character builds to an intense level and is suddenly abandoned when the story turns a corner.Camille fillets her life in front of us through one engaging scene after another and we deserve to see her in the resultant passion or pain (or likely both) that results.

Patricia Rozema, director and writer, is a genius in her field of work. Her first film astonished me, called I've Heard The Mermaids Singing. I've watched this film dozens of times, and I can understand why it received so many awards, and why Sheila McCarthy, star of the film, is now a star of television and stage.Ms. Rozema's 3rd film, When Night Is Falling, which she wrote and directed, starring Rachael Crawford and Pascale Bussieres, won 2 awards, and is a story about opposites attract, and the two young women falling in love in spite of their backgrounds. If you are looking for an innocent and beautiful lesbian romance that is unique, entertaining, and honest to a fault, then this is the film to watch. You will definitely want a copy for your library.

I have seen this movie multiple times over the past several years, and it continues to be one of my absolute favorites.The story may have a hole here and there, and maybe the protagonists are not totally realistic (as some other reviewers have pointed out). However, that is really beside the point. You should see it because it is full of beautiful images, the characters are engaging, the lovemaking is truly steamy, and mostly because it is unabashedly, head-over-heals, romantic. Even the most ornery skeptic has to give in to the celebration of love portrayed by Ms. Crawford and Ms. Bussieres. It is rare for a movie to be truly erotic, and even rarer to stay sweet and gentle. When Night is Falling manages both these things.See it by yourself, or, even better, with someone you love.