Mala Noche

DIRECTED BY Gus Van Sant

WRITTEN BY Walt Curtis (from the story by), Gus Van Sant (screenplay)

STARRING Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge

Picked by Malcolm Riordan, Front of House

Malcolm says: Gus Van Sant’s debut feature film about queer desire and ‘80s Pacific Northwest street life holds a unique place in the history of New Queer Cinema. It is not a moral tale or a melodrama, it is a grungy, messy story of unrequited love and racial inequity. Mala Noche hints at the semi-improvisational acting and straightforward naturalistic shooting style that have since become synonymous with Van Sant’s name. It is an honor to bring it back to a screen on which it played during its original run in Chicago.

Production Year 1985

Country of Origin USA

Language English

Run Time 78 min

Genre Drama

Assisted Listening Limited Availability

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