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Before Midnight

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 49m
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7.9/10
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Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Midnight (2013)
We meet Celine and Jesse 9 years on. Almost 2 decades have passed since that first meeting on a train bound for Vienna, and we now find them in their early 40's in Greece. Before the clock strikes midnight, we will again become part of their story.
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We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
IMDb RATING
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161K
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    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Richard Linklater(characters)
    • Julie Delpy
    • Ethan Hawke
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Julie Delpy
    • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Richard Linklater(characters)
    • Julie Delpy
    • Ethan Hawke
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Julie Delpy
    • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 368User reviews
    • 431Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Midnight (2013)
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    Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, and Richard Linklater in Before Midnight (2013)
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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Midnight (2013)
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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Jesse
    Julie Delpy
    Julie Delpy
    • Celine
    Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
    Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
    • Hank
    Ariane Labed
    Ariane Labed
    • Anna
    Jennifer Prior
    • Ella
    Charlotte Prior
    Charlotte Prior
    • Nina
    Xenia Kalogeropoulou
    • Natalia
    Walter Lassally
    Walter Lassally
    • Patrick
    Yiannis Papadopoulos
    Yiannis Papadopoulos
    • Achilleas
    • (as Yannis Papadopoulos)
    Athina Rachel Tsangari
    Athina Rachel Tsangari
    • Ariadni
    • (as Athiná-Rachél Tsangári)
    Panos Koronis
    Panos Koronis
    • Stefanos
    Enrico Focardi
    • Child
    Manolis Goussias
    • Child
    Anouk Servera
    • Child
    Yota Argyropoulou
    Yota Argyropoulou
    • Hotel Clerk
    • (as Giota Argyropoulou)
    Serafeim Radis
    • Hotel Clerk
    Spyro Curtis
    Spyro Curtis
    • Stelios
    • (uncredited)
    Tety Kalafati
    • Air Stewardess
    • (uncredited)
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writers
      • Richard Linklater(characters)
      • Julie Delpy
      • Ethan Hawke
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    • Trivia
      Ethan Hawke described Before Sunrise (1995) as a film about what might be, Before Sunset (2004) as a film about what could or should be, and Before Midnight (2013) as a film about what is.
    • Goofs
      In the dining scene (42:05) Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Anna (Ariane Labed) are shown side by side, but just after a shot (42:23) they are sitting away from each other.
    • Quotes

      Jesse: If you want love, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect but it's real.

    • Connections
      Featured in ReelzChannel Specials: Richard Roeper's Red Hot Summer (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Gia ena tango
      Written by Haris Alexiou (as Charis Alexiou)

      Performed by Haris Alexiou (as Charis Alexiou)

      Courtesy of Chamano Publishing

    User reviews368

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    10/10
    Third time's a Charm!
    I just saw this amazing movie at its Sundance premiere. It's wonderful on so many levels I don't know where to start. The performances are fantastic. If Julie Delpy doesn't get an Oscar nomination it would be a shame (the only stupider thing the Academy could do is have 10 best picture nominations.) Ethan Hawke's performance is brilliant in its own way, however, it's a less showy part and I'm not certain it'll get the recognition it deserves.

    The writing is astounding. Sharp, intelligent, biting, humorous, with staggering subtext, but most importantly--it feels real. If the screenplay doesn't get an Oscar nomination it would be a shame (the only thing stupider the Academy could do is have 15 best picture nominations.)

    Rick Linklater is now officially the Jedi master of indie filmmaking (Yoda Soderbergh actually said he's giving up filmmaking.) SLACKERS was only 22 years ago, and Linklater has matured into one of the most original filmic storytellers in the history of the medium. 95% of the movie is two-shots of people talking (the other 5% is people talking at a dinner table and cut aways to the gorgeous Greek landscape.) I don't know any other living filmmaker who could pull this off. There's a one-take during a car drive that lasts probably ten minutes (before a brief cut away), however, it goes on for probably another ten minutes (and Linklater said he could have kept the whole take, but needed to show ruins along the country side and cut away for script purposes, not performance.) There's a 30 minute scene of the two actors in a hotel room and I didn't even notice it (by that time I was so invested in the characters and their actions and emotions I wasn't even aware of time, it wasn't until the post screening Q&A that Linklater mentioned the actual time of the scene.)

    All three, Linklater, Delpy, and Hawke have matured into their rolls (writing, directing, acting) so easily that it's all just great fun for them and the audience. This is a must see for many reasons (including the history of film--there's only one other modern trilogy where the final film is the best--LOTR, and their food budget was probably more than the total cost of BEFORE MIDNIGHT.)

    i could go on gushing about this movie ad nauseum, however I'll finish by saying that BEFORE MIDNIGHT is what indie film making (and the Sundance Film Festival) is all about--truly original, creative, unique, interesting characters and their stories, told outside the Hollywood system, by people passionate about their craft (and in this case at the top of their craft).
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    • Release date
      • June 14, 2013 (United States)
      • United States
      • Greece
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      • The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, Messinia, Greece
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      • Faliro House Productions
      • Venture Forth
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
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