Before Midnight,
Before Sunset, and
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset, and
Before Sunrise
— In 1995 I missed seeing “Before Sunrise” so, when “Before Sunset” was released in 2004, I missed it too. When “Before Midnight” appeared in theaters last year, I struggled to try to get a copy of “Sunrise” and “Sunset” on DVD but failed. About a month ago, I finally watched “Sunrise”—Jesse and Celine (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) meet on a train and spend a night walking around Vienna. The film was mostly walking and talking, but the characters thoughts were fascinating as they revealed a lot about themselves, knowing they’d never see each other again after he flew back to the US the next morning. I was hooked and watched “Sunset” a few days later, where Jesse and Celine meet nine years later and spend an afternoon together in Paris. Again, it’s most walking and talking but I couldn’t stop watching. (This time, director Richard Linklater shared screenplay credit with Hawke and Delpy.) This morning I watched “Before Midnight”, and another nine years has passed. It’s the last day Jesse and Celine spend on “vacation” in Greece. Watching the same cast and director in three films over the course of twenty years is fascinating. There’s a lot of ad libbing and the conversations reflect the changes in the lives and ages, their successes and failures, and the spark that carries throughout. Each film has its own perspective and I really liked all three films.
[Before Sunrise: 1995. 105 min. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Written by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/before-sunrise-1995
[Before Sunset: 2004. 109 min. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, & Kim Krizan.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/before-sunset-2004
[Before Midnight: 2013. 109 min. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, & Kim Krizan.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/before-midnight-2013
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