Before Midnight (2013)
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Before Midnight is an upcoming American romance drama film and the sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004). Like its predecessors, the film was directed by Richard Linklater. As with the previous film, Linklater shares screenplay credit with both actors from the movies, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.(c) Official FB
May 24, 2013 Limited
Sony Pictures Classics
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An emotionally astute and tremendously enjoyable conclusion to this rather improbable trilogy.
Top CriticOne of the great movie romances of the modern era achieves its richest and fullest expression in Before Midnight.
Though this stage is harder to watch, audiences who have aged along with Celine and Jesse will treasure this new episode.
Belo por reconhecer que mesmo histórias de amor com um início tão lindo quanto a vivida por Jesse e Celine são obrigadas, justamente por serem bem-sucedidas, a lidar com o desgaste imposto pela vida real que se seguirá.
A masterful examination of life, love, regret, secrecy, passion, and the need for two people to retain personal identities along with their identification as a couple.
These films have always been about the power of words, their ability to bridge gulfs of time and space, the thrill of ideas and opinions taking definitive shape.
When the lists of the greatest trilogies are made, Linklater, Hawke & Delpy's deserves to rank alongside LOTR, Christopher Nolan's Batman and the original Star Wars as one of the most epic of all. Because it is about all of us, the world and everything.
A grown up, mature work in every sense of the phrase Before Midnight is that rare sequel among sequels - the one which continues to better that which has come before it.
Before Midnight is one of those dialogue-driven indie dramas that make you appreciate the medium of film.
an emotional workout, nearly flawless in execution
"Before Midnight just destroyed me."
Hangups, regrets and doubts have have become a greater part of Jesse and Celine's lives, and the film reflects that. But it also reminds us what made the couple such a lovable pair that they could hold our interest for 20 years.
Just like catching up with old friends...
Before Midnight left me nearly breathless. The script (credited to Linklater, Delpy, & Hawke) perfectly captures the complexity of marriage in ways that have rarely been portrayed on film.
Before Midnight, by design, is a more difficult and nuanced exercise, showing how ardour can last despite the pain and disappointment that has built up. Perhaps that's why it's so gratifying that this is also easily the funniest film in the series.
Admirers of the first two films will feel pangs of nostalgia and a residual warmth for its charismatic leads, but as an extension to the series it feels forced and unnecessary.
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- Celine: I feel close to you.
- Jesse: Yeah?
- Celine: But sometimes, I don't know? I feel like you're breathing helium and I'm breathing oxygen.
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