Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater &
Kim Krizan
cast:
Ethan Hawke ----Jesse
Julie Delpy -----Celine
Several days ago, Alfonso told me that he didn't really understand this highly recommanded movie,
and now either do I. It is a movie that is full of sparkling spots:the line, the set and the episodes...and
two perfect songs. So, see it twice when you get dizzy for the first time.
P.S. :a cogent comment from IMDb
A sequel to the 1995 film "Before Sunrise". Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) meet 9 years
after their initial meeting. They've changed--originally they were in their 20s and full of idealism. Now they're
in their 30s--and their lives have changed in ways they didn't predict. Like the first movie they walk around
Paris this time (it was Venice in the first film) and talk about love, life, reality, what might have been--and
it's all fascinating. Like the first film this is basically a character study and (like the first) just incredible. It's
like catching up with old friends after 9 years apart! They've aged a lot--Hawke looks TERRIBLE but Delpy
looks OK--and life has thrown both a few hard knocks but hearing how they survived and what they went
through is just incredible.
This is NOT for everybody (four people walked out when I went to see it) but, for people who can deal with
nonstop talk for 80 minutes it is just great. Every single line rings true and is delivered full force by Hawke
and Delpy. The acting varies--Hawke is good (but he smiles WAY too much)--Delpy is just superb all the
way through.
This is easily one of the best films of 2004. Highly recommended.
