It turns out they did not meet six months later. That is essentially the plot of "Before Sunrise." Nearly a decade later, Jesse is married with a son and on a book tour in Europe. They agree to meet again at the train station in six months. The challenge is to let the audience know that without it becoming an exposition thing."įor those who haven't seen the previous films, the nutshell: An American (Ethan Hawke) and a French woman (Julie Delpy) meet on a train and connect on an evening together in Vienna. I think it's a powerful depiction of time, seeing the ways they've changed. You can explain a lot in subtle ways, unlike other art forms where you have to explain it all by writing it out. "The films are about who they are at that moment, but you also get what's gone on in the interim," he says. Linklater frequently has set films in short periods of time, or made films with a deadline as narrative device. The statement could apply to much of his work. "It's all about time, really," Linklater says. There's nothing like these films in cinema and few comparisons in literature. But more important, he's infused them with the 18 years in between.
The Houston native estimates he's presented about 30 hours in the lives of two characters named Jesse and Celine, condensing them into 300 minutes. He's created a narrative through cinema that is fluid and organic and free, rather than pinned to a time and place. Still, Linklater has accomplished something unique with these three films. And thoughtful and conversational isn't exactly the recipe for a summer blockbuster. "Before Midnight" may do better than the other two films. combined, so they fall into the category of labors of love, yet these labors are untainted by finance and outside forces. The first two grossed about $10 million in the U.S. To call Linklater's "Before" films - which started with "Before Sunrise" in 1995 and continued in 2004 with "Before Sunset" - a trilogy does them a disservice, putting them in the category of cinema based on androids and asteroids, flames and flipping cars. If that seems like a mouthful, well, so are the three films, all of which are largely based on long conversations between two characters. With the release of "Before Midnight" on Friday, filmmaker Richard Linklater has created an accidental epic of understated proportions that says something profound about the concepts of love and connection across time. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images) Rick Kern/Contributor Show More Show Less (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Rob Kim/Stringer Show More Show Less 9 of9 AUSTIN, TX - MAY 23: Director Richard Linklater arrives at the premiere of 'Before Midnight' at Violet Crown Cinema on in Austin, Texas. AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) GERARD JULIEN/Staff Show More Show Less 8 of9 NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Richard Linklater attends "Before Midnight" New York Screening at Crosby Street Hotel on in New York City. Emilie de la Hosseraye/HO Show More Show Less 7 of9 US film director Richard Linklater poses for photographers as he arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "Before Midnight" presented in Competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on Februin Berlin. (Emilie de la Hosseraye/Warner Independent Pictures/The New York Times) **ONLY FOR USE WITH STORY BY SARAH HEPOLA SLUGGED: BEFORE-SUNSET-FILM.
Now Linklater, Delpy and Hawke have collaborated on "Before Sunset," which picks up the story nine years later. for Sunday, May 9 - BEFORE-SUNSET-FILM - Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in "Before Sunset," "Before sunrise,'' Richard Linklater's charming 1995 comedy starring Hawke and Delpy, ended with a promise: the two characters, Jesse and Celine, would meet in Vienna six months later to continue the romance that began with a chance meeting on a train. Photo by Despina Spyrou, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Classics Show More Show Less 6 of9 (NYT17) UNDATED - Adv. Photo by Despina Spyrou, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Classics Show More Show Less 5 of9 Left to Right: Julie Delpy, Director Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke Photo by Despina Spyrou, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Sony Pictures Classics Show More Show Less 4 of9 Left to Right: Julie Delpy as Celine and Ethan Hawke as Jesse end- Show More Show Less 3 of9 Left to Right: Julie Delpy as Celine and Ethan Hawke as Jesse (Foto AP/Sony Pictures Classics, Despina Spyrou) Despina Spyrou/HONS end- Show More Show Less 2 of9 Ethan Hawke y Julie Delpy en una escena de "Before Midnight" de Richard Linklater fotograféa publicitaria sin fecha proporcionada por Sony Pictures Classics. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy star in "Before Midnight." Despina Spyrou/HONS
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