Before Sunset (2004) 8/10

Starring : Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Director : Richard Linklater
Running Time : 81 mins

Having published his book about his romance with a French girl called Celine (Delpy), Jesse Wallace (Hawke) runs into her on the final day of his book tour. The two try to pick up where they left off nine years earlier, discussing their love lives in the years between their last meeting, and how they remember details differently from each other.

This sequel to the 1995 classic Before Sunrise takes the relationship of the two protagonists to the next level. Nine years have passed since they last saw each other, but they manage to pick up where they left off, even though Jesse is apparently married with a son. The script is sharp and manages to trundle along in real time without you even noticing how much time has passed. The ending is ambiguous and doesn’t really tell us what happens next, so I guess I’ll have to sit down and watch Before Midnight to find out.

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