Cast : Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge
1986 / drama / USA / 78’ / Noir & blanc / status : completed / English, Spanish / long feature-film / International collections
Walt, a young homosexual, falls madly in love with Johnny, an illegal Mexican immigrant who doesn’t speak any English.
Shot in 1985, restored in HD in 2006 and adapted from the intimate diaries of the poet and writer Walt Curtis, Mala Noche is a fascinating first film by one of America’s greatest directors.
Press
«So raw and authentically personal that it feels as if it were shot through a peephole.»
The Washington Post
«Gritty, dirty, lyrical, altogether sensual.»
Slant Magazine
«Of all Van Sant's movies, Mala Noche is the rawest, most personal, and least freighted. It's the one fans should see for the simplest inkling into Van Sant's complex artistic roots.»
Boston Globe
« Sensitive, but never sentimental, it's the work of a born filmmaker.»
Seattle Film Blog
