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Before Sunset (2004)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:145
Rotten:9
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: Filled with engaging dialogue, Before Sunset is a witty, poignant romance, with natural chemistry between Hawke and Delpy.
Theatrical Release:23-07-2004
Synopsis: When Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) met on a Eurail train, the connection between them was immediate and profound. The 14-hour relationship that followed, as the pair explored the... When Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) met on a Eurail train, the connection between them was immediate and profound. The 14-hour relationship that followed, as the pair explored the spontaneous and unexpected in Vienna, ended on a train platform where they swore they'd meet again six months later. Nine years have passed since that morning. On the last stop of his book tour, at the tail end of a reading in a Paris book shop, Jesse finds Celine watching from the back of the room. She lives in Paris now, he in New York. He's flying out that evening and they utilize every moment, finding their human connection no less vital, inspiring or real than it was in nine years ago in Vienna. In a stimulating and revealing journey through Paris, in real time, these two individuals explore the inner workings of their hearts and minds and rediscover their rare yet powerful love for the unexpected, the unrehearsed, and each other. Warner Independent Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment present a sequel to the acclaimed 1995 film Before Sunrise. Directed by Richard Linklater, the visionary behind such films as Dazed and Confused and Waking Life, BEFORE SUNSET tells the timeless romantic story of two questing hearts and minds whose powerful bond defies time and place. -- © Warner Independent [More]
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Director: Richard Linklater
Director: Richard Linklater
Screenwriter: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater
Producer: Richard Linklater, Anne Walker-McBay
Studio: Warner Independent
Reviews for Before Sunset
An intelligent, engagingly honest study of love lost and, just maybe, regained.
The sequel no one needed is a surprise pleasure: witty, heartfelt, and true.
This real-time reunion is entertaining, engaging and strongly emotional.
What is to all intents and purposes 80 minutes worth of stolen moments, turns out to be one of the most rewarding films of the year
It quickly becomes a bore, full of feel-good nonsense and half-baked philosophies from Delpy and Hawke's self-important syllogisms.
The experiences they talk about are like so many sound-bites; they haven't internalized the wisdom that the words suggest.
Frankly, I wanted to stand up, shout "Get a room" at the two characters, and do something more interesting... like watching paint peel.
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