Before Sunset
- Ethan Hawke: Jesse
- Julie Delpy: Celine
- Vernon Dobtcheff: bookseller
- Albert Delpy: Man on the Grill
- Marie Pillet: Woman on Stairway
- Diabolo: Philippe, the chauffeur
Before Sunset is an American feature film from the year 2004. It is the sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and as this by director Richard Linklater realized with Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in the lead roles.
Action
Nine years after the extraordinary meeting of Jesse and Celine in Vienna the two meet again, this time in Paris. Jesse is a writer on a book tour through Europe. The two had then agreed to meet in six months already the morning after the night in Vienna. However, this did not materialize because Celine could not come because of the death of their grandmother. Jesse was in Vienna, but since they had exchanged neither addresses nor other contact information, the two did not see again.
Jesse has now married to a novel that portrays their nocturnal romance great success as a writer and is. Celine is irritated, but also quite flattered suddenly rediscover as the main character of a novel. Professionally, she is involved as an environmental activist and also lives in a partnership. You will find pretty quickly, as it had not been for all the years between their last meeting, back to their old familiarity.
At first it seems as if both had their lives completely under control, but gradually it turns out that neither Jesse nor Celine have forgotten the night together and both are unhappy in their current life. They realize that they are meant for each other, and on the ride to Celine's apartment they confess their love.
This time, Jesse has to catch a plane, but he pushes his departure out again and again. The last scene in Celine's apartment ends with the words: "Baby, you miss your plane. " - "I know. "
Background
The film cost about 2.7 million U.S. dollars and was first performed on 10 February 2004 at the Berlinale. The film was shot in 15 days in Paris.
After the start of the film in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland on 17 and 18 June 2004, the film came in the American cinema, where he recorded 5.82 million U.S. dollars on July 2, 2004. 10.17 million U.S. dollars was the box office outside the United States.
The parents of Julie Delpy have cameo appearances in the film.
2013 was followed by the second sequel of the trio Linklater, Hawke and Delpy with the film Before Midnight.
Reviews
David Denby praised in the New Yorker that after Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, a sequel was more to be desired.
In the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 10 February 2004 Michael Althen wrote, Before Sunset is a small film about big questions. It is a matter of what remains of love and how life as play. It is a film whose charm is as light as a late summer day in Paris, if not even easier.
Movie service 12/2004 wrote that the film is dialogue- rich, relaxed and played with sleepwalking.
Epd film meant Linklater can build with ease to the magic of Before Sunrise, it could even deepen. Before Sunset is a film like a magical song.
Filmszene.de writes: " What is lacking compared to the first part is mainly the special charm of the film set. The winding streets of Vienna contributed with their own character crucial to the atmosphere of Before Sunrise at, also the rather random location was unabgegriffen refreshing. Paris, however, is - in all its beauty - a romantic platitude that deals with Seine River Cruise and views of Notre -Dame ( and despite Linklaters eye for small details of a city) most of the time feels that way. The dialogues in turn have become more mature and also a little set with the characters, often lack a little spontaneity and enthusiasm of the past. "
Awards
Before Sunset was nominated for several awards, including 2005 also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2004. Was the film at the Gotham Awards in the category Best Film at the Online Film Critics Society Awards as Best Picture and adapted for Best Screenplay, as well as at the Independent Spirit Awards in the category Best Screenplay.
Julie Delpy received at the Empire Awards an award for Best Actress and was nominated Film Critics Society Award for the online, but Kate Winslet was beaten that not Forget Me! was excellent.