History Film / WhenNightIsFalling

''When Night Is Falling'' is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema and stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin (Henry Czerny). When a carnival subsequently comes to town, Camille is confused by her unexpected attraction to Petra Soft (Rachael Crawford), a sexy, free-spirited circus performer.

* ClosetKey: Petra for Camille.

''When Night Is Falling'' is a Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema and stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin (Henry Czerny). When a carnival subsequently comes to town, Camille is confused by her unexpected attraction to Petra Soft (Rachael Crawford), a sexy, free-spirited circus performer.

* TwoferTokenMinority: Petra is black and a lesbian.

* TwoferTokenMinority: Petra is black and a lesbian.
* YourCheatingHeart: Camille enters into an affair with Petra despite being in a three-year relationship with a fellow professor, Martin.

* BiTheWay: Camille, who's in a long-term relationship with her male partner Martin (and it's quite clear that she enjoys having sex with him) but also attracted to the female circus performer Petra, beginning a secret affair.

* LipstickLesbian: Both Camille and Petra qualify given their effeminate looks, though the former appears to be bisexual.

* QueerRomance: The story revolved around Camille's, who's in a long-term relationship with a man, falling for a woman.

* LipstickLesbian: Both Camille and Petra qualify, though the latter appears to be bisexual.

''When Night Is Falling'' is a Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema and stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin (HenryCzerny). When a carnival subsequently comes to town, Camille is confused by her unexpected attraction to Petra Soft (RachaelCrawford), a sexy, free-spirited circus performer.

This film provides examples of:

* DivineIntervention: After rushing to Camille's side when she is [[spoiler: found passed out and suffering from hypothermia in the woods]], Petra begs for this from whatever deity that may be listening to save her and promises to cherish every moment with Camille from then on.

* LipstickLesbian: Both Camille and Petra qualify.

* PrecisionFStrike: Petra's response to Camille's gaynst after members of the circus group make catcalls to the couple dancing.
** "Oh, really? Well, aren't you cute? Hey, good luck sweetheart, because here are some of the kindest people in the world, Camille. If you can't handle a little fun here, what are you going to do when the real mean fuckers of the world start laughing at you? 'Cause they will, you know. They'll be using it against you and they'll be laughing up a storm, Camille."
* QueerRomance
* YourCheatingHeart: Camille enters into an affair with Petra despite being in a three year relationship with a fellow professor, Martin.

* FreudWasRight: The film opens with Camille dreaming that she's trapped under the ice and slowly drowning while another woman is trying to make love to her, which mirrors the inner struggle between her latent homosexuality and her faith.

* ChewingTheScenery: After discovering Camille's affair with Petra, Martin contronts Petra alone and proceeds to punching and kicking her trailer.

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Gayngst Gayngst]]: Loads from Camille as she begins falling in love with Petra.

* BuryYourGays: Averted, if only barely when Camille gets drunk and passes out after burying her dog in the snow, almost dying of hypothermia as a result.

* DivineIntervention: After rushing to Camille's side when she is found passed out and suffering from hypothermia in the woods, Petra begs for this from whatever deity that may be listening to save her and promises to cherish every moment with Camille from then on.

* AndStarring: special appearance by Clare Coulter as Tillie.

* QueerRomance: Camille falls in love with Petra.

* GirlsLove: Camille falls in love with Petra.

* IronicEcho: During her conversation with the head of the religious university where she works, Camille's remark to Petra about 'People like you' is unknowingly thrown back in her face by the reverand.

* Divine Intervention: After rushing to Camille's side when she is found passed out and suffering from hypothermia in the woods, Petra begs for this from whatever deity that may be listening to save her and promises to cherish every moment with Camille from then on.

* AnimalMetaphor: After being thought to be dead for the majority of the film, Camille's beloved dog Bob miraculously awakens and digs himself free from under the snow where his owner buried him, which alludes to Camille finally accepting her sexuality [[spoiler: and beginning a new life with Petra]].

* PleadingWithAHigherPower: After rushing to Camille's side when she is found passed out and suffering from hypothermia in the woods, Petra begs whatever deity that may be listening to save her and promises to cherish every moment with Camille from then on.

* AnimalMetaphor: After being thought to be dead for the majority of the film, Camille's beloved dog Bob miraculously awakens and digs himself free from under the snow where his owner buried him, which alludes to Camille finally accepting her sexuality [[Spoiler: and beginning a new life with Petra]].

* PleadingWithAHigherPower: After rushing to Camille's side when she is found passed out and suffering from hypothermia in the woods, Petra begs whatever deity that may be listening to save her and promises to cherish every moment with Camille from then on. [[Spoiler: It works.]]

* Gayngst: Loads from Camille as she begins falling in love with Petra.

* AndStarring: speciall appearance by Clare Coulter as Tillie.