Before Sunrise

Year:	1995
Country:	International
Language:	English
Genre:	Romance, Drama
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	9.5 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	4 Have Seen


Director	Richard Linklater
Selected Cast	Ethan Hawke as Jesse Wallace
	Julie Delpy as Céline

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Before Sunrise - A.V.H. - Argentina (2005)

VHS

Before Sunrise - Cinema Club - UK (1997)

DVD

Antes De Amanhecer - Warner Home Video - Portugal (2004)

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Magic Marmalade 4th Jul 2022		Rated 10/10 A Perfect Romance. I'd been hearing about this since it came out, but never got around to seeing it, even as it's reputation grew and grew. And it's reputation is well deserved. It's basically, what I'd say was a realisation on film of a romantic fantasy Richard Linklater must have had, and perhaps many do, along the lines of "A Brief Encounter", except this is technically an even briefer encounter, where two perfect strangers meet on a train, get chatting, hit it off, and decide to spend the whole day and night together in Vienna, only to go their separate ways in the morning, when the dream must end (Before Sunrise). But this is not a "One Night Stand" type of situation, where it's about the sex, this is about talking to someone, getting to know them as much as they can, in the time available, so this is purely about personal chemistry. In fact the many discussions they have with each other as they move about the city are more, bordering on the philosophical, as well as deeply personal, and in the most honest way... Indeed, it struck me how similar getting to know someone through conversation like this resembles those conversations you have with people when you are stoned :D (Love / connection = Intoxication (?)) But it's fun too, and very warm and engaging. If you like Romantic films and Rom-coms, as I do (In a very manly way, of course....Grrrrr ), you will know that when these movies don't work, it's because the film-makers have made the classic mistake of thinking, all you need to do is get the two most beautiful / hot people you can find, putting them together, and hey presto! ...Because, of course it's not what the lead actors look like, that make people love these films (although of course, realistically, it's a factor), it's about likability, pure and simple. ...You've got to like the actors, their characters, and how they interact. (This is why Hanks and Ryan work every time, and charisma vacuum movie, 27 Dresses sucks!) This hit's that note perfectly... and it had to, as Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are together for every frame of every shot here, and had to work well, both on their own and especially with each other, in order to sell the premise of the movie, that two people who just met, could strike up a relationship like this in so short a time. I know this was only "Episode 1" in this particular Linklater mega-project, that he is prone to (Boyhood- filmed over decades, to get the ageing of the actors caught on screen, was incredible), there being two other movies about this relationship: Before Sunset, and more recently, Before Midnight, but I'm a little scared of watching those, in case they ruin the effect of this one, it's novelty, their youth, and intimacy, but I expect I will anyway, at some point :) Over time, this might be among my favourite movies, one that I will keep going back to when I need a nice warm, easy watch, with bags of charm and charisma. Brilliant. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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