Before Sunrise

07.22.10
Before Sunrise
(1995)
Starring: Ethan Hawke & Judy Delpy

Before Sunrise, the prequel to Before Sunset is full of youthful hope and vitality. A young couple, an american and a french girl, meet on a train and decide to spend a day together before the young man (ethan hawke) has to catch his flight back to America. I actually watched this film after i had first watched Before Sunset, and the movies worked almost better that way for me. Although, i understand, as a filmmaker how the films couldn't have been created in that order. All of the beauty of Before Sunset is because it draws on all the memories and rich emotional connection that was built between Ethan Hawke and Judy Delpy in this film, Before Sunrise. Before Sunrise was directed by Richard Linklater, one of my very favorite writers and directors, and his beautifully written script is the main character in this film. The dialogue is so rich and thought provoking. Despite my partiality to it's predecessor, i could never write off the beautiful chemistry Linklater cultivates and captures in Before Sunrise.

"Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?" - Celine {Judy Delpy}