If you loved Basquiat, try Before Night Falls
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Julian Schnabel, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Basquiat, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Before Night Falls is
Bird meets Midnight Cowboy without the glamour. Reinaldo Arenas faces persecution in Castro's Cuba. Javier Bardem carries this 70s era portrait.

