Before Sunset (DVD)

9 years after ‘Before Sunrise’, real and movie time, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy come back together to give us a further look into the lives of Jesse and Celine. Jesse is in Paris, at a top independent bookstore promoting his first novel, a dramatised version of his first meeting with Celine in Vienna. Their lives have moved on since then, Jesse is married, maybe happily, maybe not, with a child. Celine has had a number of relationships since that fateful day but none of them have made her truly happy. The memories of that fateful night 9 years ago haunt both of them. Did they really find their true loves that night and ...

So it’s a movie where for 75-minutes two people talk to each other while walking around Paris. To most people this probably won’t sound like a movie they’re willing to watch. If you’re in the ‘most people’ category then you’re missing out. Before Sunset is one of the most captivating and likeable movies I’ve seen in a long time. But before I go into plot details you must be aware that this is a sequel of sorts. Most sequels are made because the first film was a big hit and the second will probably make more money reliving the same formula. The same can’t be said of Before Sunset. The original movie Before Sunrise was released ten years ago to a small fanfare. ...

I am a relative newcomer to the world of Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. Even though the first film, released in 1995, has built up a large cult following since it's release, I had to admit that until fairly recently, I was rather oblivious to it all. However, a number of people kept advising that I see it, and eventually I did, and was completely blown away. The simple tale of characters falling in love over the course of one night had so much more depth than I possibly could have imagined. Once I had seen the first, I was going to have to see the second, even though I have never encountered a sequel that managed to live up to the first film. However, one thirty mile ...