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In 1994, director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Waking Life) made Before Sunrise, a gorgeous poem of a movie about two strangers (played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) wandering around Vienna, talking, and falling in love. Ten years later, Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy have returned with Before Sunset, which reunites the same characters after Hawke has written a book about that night. Delpy appears at the final book reading of his European tour; they have less than two hours before Hawke has to catch a flight to New York...and in that time, they walk around Paris, talk, and fall in love all over again. It sounds simple, perhaps dull, but it's written with such skill and care and acted with such richness that it's a miracle of filmmaking. On its own, Before Sunset is moving and wonderful; seen right after Before Sunrise, it will break your heart. --Bret Fetzer
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a incredible film. The dialogue between the (only)two charecters, and how they relate to each other is entirely beleivable and entirely fabulous. The ending is appropriate, but gives the tantalising possibility of a further follow on. If I gave details of the plot it might sound crass, but this film is an absolutely must see!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having bought 'before sunrise' last year I was very pleased, if not a little apprehensive to hear about a sequel. Ten years is a long time to wait,, and you might think the characters, and actors, will be too different and distant now. However if you were to watch the two films together you would feel everything is in preportion with the timeline of the story!
Theres nothing hi-tech, dangerous or mysterious; and theres no action packed stunts, but still I enjoyed this film more than most "big budget blockbusters" i've seen recently. This film is honest and heartwarming with superb perfomances comming from bothlead roles!
I dare anyone to watch this film without loving every second and comming out at the other end with a new found respect for movie making!
Theres nothing hi-tech, dangerous or mysterious; and theres no action packed stunts, but still I enjoyed this film more than most "big budget blockbusters" i've seen recently. This film is honest and heartwarming with superb perfomances comming from bothlead roles!
I dare anyone to watch this film without loving every second and comming out at the other end with a new found respect for movie making!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I just loved this film. Before Sunrise was a good movie but the sequel is even better. The acting is so natural in certain scenes that it doesn't seem like acting. Hawke and Delpy are perfect together. The film starts off slow when Hawke and Delpy first meet, but the tension during the last third of the film is, at times, unbearable. The idea of having an open ending is perfect. Delpy also sings a charming chanson and does an amusing impression of Nina Simone. Linklater is definitely one of the best directors around.
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Beautiful
I saw this film in the cinema and was spellbound. Not only is it a beautiful showcase of Paris but it is a poignant, witty and heartfelt movie about youthful promise, the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Codeshare
Lost loves reunite, walking and talking, in gay Paris
I had vague memories of Before Sunrise, the mid '90s predecessor of Before Sunset. Good memories, but I seem to recall some negative feedback about the sequel - self-indulgent,... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Philoctetes
Too Much Talk
French films are notorious for their characters spouting pretentious nonsense. This film has charm, but the structure only allows for corny and flatulent dialogue, which has its... Read more
Published 17 months ago by William Cohen
original
Both 'Before Sunrise' and 'Before Sunset' are highly recommended. There are no films like them and I would say they are both equally as good in their own rights although if I had... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by G. Benjamin
"The past is the past. It was meant to be that way. "
As with Before Sunrise, I think most people will be charmed by the simplicity of the man-meets-woman-again story and by the characters of the couple - previously sophisticatedly... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2009 by Humpty Dumpty
For true romantics
This sequel Before Sunset is better,I think, than the original Before Sunrise. Jesse is now a novelist who has written an American bestseller. Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by H. Robertson
Simply beautiful
This second movie (Afer Before Sunrise) is again perfect. The conversations between the 2 characters are so natural that we forget this is a movie! Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2008 by Typh
the godfather part 2/empire strikes back of romantic comedies!!!
sorry but those two sequels are usually regarded as the best and this deserves to be up there with them.absolutely faultless and one the best final scenes i've ever seen
Published on 13 Jun 2008 by sam's town
Just Wonderful
The only disappointment in "Before Sunset" is that it ends. You want to follow the characters and their story further and further. Read more
Published on 4 April 2008 by Donal Crotty
The best modern romance film?
Maybe.
And for a film which consists of two people talking and walking around Paris, with no soundtrack music at all, for just over 90mins, it's a pretty tall claim I... Read more
And for a film which consists of two people talking and walking around Paris, with no soundtrack music at all, for just over 90mins, it's a pretty tall claim I... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2007 by m
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