Before Sunrise (DVD)

"If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something. I know, it's almost impossible to succeed, but... who cares, really? The answer must be in the attempt." - Celine, Before Sunrise. Before Sunrise is one of the closest things to cinematic perfection that I ever seen. This may seem like a slightly strange way to open a review, but in this it seems apt. I find everything about this film to be perfect, and although I can usually find flaws in the films that I adore the most, I have yet to find anything within Before ...

Before Sunrise is a film for the hopeless romantics amongst us all, for those who believe in love and especially love at first sight. It is the story of Jesse (Ethan Hawke), an American who has been touring Europe and is heading towards Vienna airport to catch his plane back home, and Celine (Julie Delpy), a French woman heading back home. They meet on a train heading through Austria when Celine moves away from a couple that spend their journey arguing all the time. The humour of the couple gives them something to talk about and it doesn’t take long before the two of them find a connection, that indefinable something that brings two people together. With ...

I like to think of myself as a romantic person and as my fiancé is not particularly romantic I like to watch movies which show romance so I feel like I am getting my fix of romance. I had thought about getting the two movies before sunrise and before sunset for a long time as I have only ever heard good things about them both. Well finally at the weekend I got both of them and yesterday morning I decided to sit down with my sister Sam and watch before sunrise, the first of the two. What I found was a very clever, surprising and extremely romantic film which I absolutely loved and here is why. ----- The Film: Celine is on a train on her ...