Before Midnight
1 Oscar Nominations
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It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.
What critics thought
Before Midnight is nearly universally regarded as a triumph — the darkest and most emotionally demanding chapter of Linklater's trilogy, finding Jesse and Céline somewhere far more complicated than romance. Critics singled out the screenplay's ability to disguise meticulous craftsmanship as natural conversation, and many placed it among the finest American films of its year.
“The screenwriting trio fill the movie with long, discursive conversations (there are only two scenes in the first 20 minutes) that feel utterly improvised when they are performed, but are far too deftly structured to be anything other than the work of consummate artists.”
Perry Seibert·AllMovie
“With Before Midnight, Richard Linklater has completed one of the finest movie trilogies of all time.”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorRichard Linklater
StarringEthan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior
ComposerGraham Reynolds
Before Midnight
1 Oscar Nominations
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.
What critics thought
Before Midnight is nearly universally regarded as a triumph — the darkest and most emotionally demanding chapter of Linklater's trilogy, finding Jesse and Céline somewhere far more complicated than romance. Critics singled out the screenplay's ability to disguise meticulous craftsmanship as natural conversation, and many placed it among the finest American films of its year.
“The screenwriting trio fill the movie with long, discursive conversations (there are only two scenes in the first 20 minutes) that feel utterly improvised when they are performed, but are far too deftly structured to be anything other than the work of consummate artists.”
Perry Seibert·AllMovie
“With Before Midnight, Richard Linklater has completed one of the finest movie trilogies of all time.”
Eric Kohn·IndieWire
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorRichard Linklater
StarringEthan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior
ComposerGraham Reynolds
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