Directed by:
Peter SolanScreenplay:
Tibor VichtaCast:
Jana Gýrová, Jitka Zelenohorská, Stanislav Dančiak, Marian Labuda, Július Pántik, Valentina Thielová, Vlado Durdík st., Erna Suchánová, Viliam Polónyi (more)Plots(1)
One winter’s night in a Slovak mountain resort, customers gather in a nightclub seeking laughter, flirtation and fun. As the alcohol flows the evening unfolds in unpredictable ways, revealed through snatches of conversation and often absurd encounters. Using improvisation and multi-camera shooting, the film achieves a remarkable intimacy. But under its charming surface, it offers a sharp critique of life under communism, as the characters gradually reveal their unfulfilled dreams, insecurities and disappointments. Long suppressed, Before Tonight is Over is now regarded as one of the undiscovered gems of Slovak cinema. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
Jana Gýrová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Jitka Zelenohorská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Larks on a String (1969)
Stanislav Dančiak
Slovak state
Best movies:
Raz, dva, tri (1985) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Ja, stará mama, Iliko a Illarion (1988) (TV movie)
Marian Labuda
Slovak state
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Raz, dva, tri (1985) (TV movie)
Július Pántik
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pštrosí večierok (1969) (TV movie)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Adolf Eichmann (1988) (TV movie)
Valentina Thielová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
The Boxer and Death (1962)
Snowdrops and Aces (1982)
Vlado Durdík st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pštrosí večierok (1969) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Hernani (1967) (TV movie)
Erna Suchánová
Best movies:
Before Tonight Is Over (1965)
A Pact with the Devil (1967)
Slané bonbóny (1985)
Viliam Polónyi
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Ernest Kostelník
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Eduard Pavlíček
Austria
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Karol Spišák
Slovak state
Best movies:
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Before Tonight Is Over (1965)
Kľúče od mesta (1983) (TV movie)
Gejza Maráky
Best movies:
Before Tonight Is Over (1965)
Field Lilies (1972)
Páni sa zabávajú (1971)
Zdeněk Sychra
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Before Tonight Is Over (1965)
Prípad krásnej nerestnice (1973)
Skleníková Venuša (1985)