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Early thirty-something American Jesse Wallace is in a Paris bookstore, the last stop on a tour to promote his best selling book, This Time. Although he is vague to reporters about the source material for the book, it is about his chance encounter nine years earlier on June 15-16, 1994 with a Parisienne named Celine, and the memorable and romantic day and evening they spent together in Vienna. At the end of their encounter at the Vienna train station, which is also how the book ends, they, not providing contact information to the other, vowed to meet each other again in exactly six months at that very spot.
As the media scrum at the bookstore nears its conclusion, Jesse spots Celine in the crowd, she who only found out about the book when she earlier saw his photograph promoting this public appearance. Much like their previous encounter, Jesse and Celine, who is now an environmental activist, decide to spend time together until he is supposed to catch his flight back to New York, this. 'Before Sunrise' was one of the most beautiful independent love stories of the 90's. Part of its appeal came from the open ending. We didn't know how the lives of these two young people would continue and what would become of them.
The whole movie was like a snapshot that left the rest to our imagination. A sequel to such a story seemed to be unnecessary, but apparently director Richard Linklater himself couldn't stop thinking about these two intriguing characters and had to envision their lives after this one fateful day in Vienna. Here it is now, the most unlikely sequel I have ever seen, 'Before Sunset' - made not for money but for pure artistic purpose only.
Much of the magic of part one could have been destroyed, but somehow Linklater and his two main actors managed to pull it off. 'Before Sunset' takes place nine years after Jesse and Celine first met and as soon as the movie starts you feel like you meet old friends you haven't seen in a long time. You know these people and immediately feel at home with them. I was afraid that 'Before Sunset' might give answers to questions that shouldn't be answered in the first place. If 'Before Sunrise' was a dream that two young people had, then this movie could only be the rude awakening, the confrontation with reality. And somehow it is just that.
It's a bit disillusioning to hear that all did not turn out as well as one might have imagined. We learn that Jesse and Celine are not particularly happy in their lives and that they are not really the romantic persons they used to be nine years ago. The soothing thing to see, however, is that they are still here. They both have passed their 30th birthday, they have jobs and their future is more or less decided, but they're still longing for passion in their lives and as soon as they meet each other, it's there again. They might have given up a lot of their dreams and beliefs but one thing remains true: their feelings for each other. While they're talking it's like they turn back time and become the young, hopeful people they once were again. I'm getting a bit carried away, but that's the beauty of these two movies, 'Sunrise' and 'Sunset'.
The story sucks you in and you're not able to stop thinking about it for a long while. Another thing 'Before Sunset' did, it made me reflect on my own life. How have I changed in the past nine years? What has become of my dreams? Obviously, I have gotten more cynical, because at times I was irritated by Celine's talk about environmental problems and her emotional outbursts. It took me way longer than last time to 'bond' with her character this time around. Anyway, the performances by Hawke and Delpy are wonderful once again.
Their acting is as natural as can be, and thinking of Hawke's recent divorce in real life you wonder how much of his character in the movie is based on his own personal experiences. Unfortunately, the movie is over way too soon.
After about an hour you have already arrived at the final scene - a scene that is just amazing. It makes you hope that somehow everything will work out for Jesse and Celine and that maybe they will stay together this time. As part one, 'Before Sunset' doesn't have a definite ending, though. It's sure nice to see that apparently Linklater cares about Jesse and Celine as much as I do and made such a good sequel. He could probably even make a third part. 'Before Sunset' has convinced me that it could work.
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Taiwan. Thailand. Turkey. Ukraine. United Arab Emirates. Before Sunrise Blu-ray ReviewReviewed by, January 22, 2017Winner of Best Director Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, Richard Linklater's 'Before Sunrise' (1995) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; archival featurette; new filmed conversation between director Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy; and new filmed conversation between writers Dave Johnson and Rob Stone. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A 'locked'.Perfect strangersBefore Sunrise is Richard Linklater's best and riskiest film.
It is his best film because it is so simple, so candid, and so naturally beautiful that it touches the heart in a very special way. It is his riskiest film because it relies almost exclusively on the fantastic chemistry between its two young stars.They meet on a train somewhere in the heart of Europe. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is on his way to Vienna where he will catch a plane that will take him back home to America, while Celine (Julie Delpy) is heading to Paris. After a German couple begins arguing, they smile at each other and start a casual conversation. There is an instant attraction between them - they can feel it through the words they exchange and even the tone of their voices.By the time they reach Vienna they both sense that it was not a coincidence that fate brought them together.
Celine then agrees to interrupt her trip and spend the night with Jesse in Vienna - but not in a fancy hotel room. They would walk through the city and talk until the sun comes up and it is time for Jesse to head to the airport.Before Sunrise is one of those rare films that cannot possibly be spoiled.
Because even if one provides a detailed description of every single sequence from the moment that Jesse and Celine meet on the train to the moment where they part ways, one would never be able to spoil the magic that makes it so poignant. The film does not take one on a unique journey full of surprising twists; rather it welcomes one to witness how two people fall in love before the camera and then throughout the course of a single night open their hearts to each other. This probably sounds like a very cliched summation of Before Sunrise, but it is basically what type of film it is - an unusually long and very intimate date captured on celluloid.Hawke and Delpy are unquestionably the stars of the film, but it would be incredibly unfair not to recognize the important role the beautiful city of Vienna has as well. There are large segments where it literally feels as if the city does its best to convince their characters to stay together for as long as possible.
There is this casual, very unpretentious elegance of the old buildings, the statues and fountains that becomes an inseparable part of their special experience.The film has a perfect finale - it is incredibly moving but very authentic and quite thought-provoking. Obviously, now it probably resonates differently with viewers because they know that there are two more films that reunite Jesse and Celine, but prior to Before Sunset it had a lot of people debating it and some even recalling special moments of their lives that had a profound impact on them.
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray release:' Before Sunrise and Before Sunset: These new digital transfers were created from 35mm interpositives and scanned in 2K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner. Thousands of instances of dirt and debris were manually removed using MTI Film's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for small dirt, grain, and noise management.The original 2.0 surround soundtrack for Before Sunrise and the original 5.1 track for Before Sunset were remastered from 35mm Dolby A magnetic tracks. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX. Please be sure to enable Dolby Pro Logic decoding on your receiver to properly play Before Sunrise's Dolby 2.0 surround soundtrack.Scanning: Motion Pictures Imaging, Burbank, CA.Transfer supervisor: Richard Linklater.Colorist: Lee Kline, Ben Perez.'
The release is sourced from a new, restored 2K digital transfer. The biggest improvements appear during the darker and nighttime footage. On the old from Warner Bros. This footage almost completely breaks and becomes smeary and blocky.
Here density does fluctuate, but depth and clarity are not compromised. Shadow definition is also superior, especially during the outdoor footage where nuances are also better balanced. The well-lit outdoor footage typically boasts very pleasing clarity, though ideally sharpness and fluidity should be even better. There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments.
The color scheme is very nice - there is a wide range of warm but solid primaries and plenty of healthy nuances. Lighting conditions, however, do have an effect on the manner in which colors interact throughout the film. (It is fairly easy to tell that Linklater worked with a modest budget). There are no stability issues.
Also, there are no distracting damage marks, cuts, debris, or stains to report. ( Note: This is a Region-A 'locked' Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content). There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.Before Sunrise was shot with a fairly small budget. Fred Frith's score has a minor role and dynamic movement is extremely limited, but this very relaxed, almost casual atmosphere is what actually gives the film its charm.
So in this case less is actually more, and the end result is surprisingly effective. For the record, there are no purely technical issues to report. Behind the Scenes - in this archival piece, director Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy quickly address the unique nature of the relationship between Jesse and Celine. In English, not subtitled.
(6 min, 1080i). The Space in Between - presented here is a filmed conversation between director Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy, moderated by critic Kent Jones. There is an abundance of information about Richard Linklater's film career and the production history of Before Sunrise, including the casting process, and the other two films in The Before Trilogy. The conversation was recorded exclusively for Criterion in New York and Los Angeles in 2016. In English, not subtitled. (44 min, 1080i). 3X2: A Conversation - in this new featurette, writers Dave Johnson ( Contemporary Film Directors: Richard Linklater) and Rob Stone ( The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don't Run) discuss Before Sunrise and some of the similarities and differences between the three films in The Before Trilogy.In English, not subtitled.
(40 min, 1080p). Leaflet - an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay on the trilogy by critic Dennis Lim.
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