When Night Is Falling

"A visual treat on lust."

Nov 17 1995 Unrated 1h 34m
Drama, Romance

Camille is a professor at a Protestant college who is engaged to Martin, a respected minister and fellow professor. When Camille meets Petra, a bold and flamboyant performer in a circus troupe, she is inexplicably drawn. Pursuing Petra, Camille throws her whole conservative life into disarray.

Plot

Camille and Martin are in love and teachers at a christian college; they get the opportunity to get a better job, but they would have to marry for that. But when Camille's dog dies, she recognizes that her love for Martin is not even as big as the love for her dog. After that, Camille gets to know Petra, and Petra falls in love with Camille. They meet again, but Camille is very unsure about her feelings. When Martin is away for a weekend, Camille and Petra meet in the Circus where Petra is working as an acrobat. They spend the night together, but Martin finds out about it and is shocked. He has an argument with Camille, and she goes burying her dog in the snow, and falls asleep...

Written by

Patricia Rozema

Directed by

Patricia Rozema

Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Alliance Communications Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,663
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA