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The 'before' Trilogy Lucas Hilderbrand Bfi Publishing
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The 'before' Trilogy Lucas Hilderbrand Bfi Publishing

In Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995), two young lovers, the American Jesse (Ethan Hawke), and the Frenchwoman Celine (Julie Delphy), meet on a train traveling across Europe and spend a magical...

In Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995), two young lovers, the American Jesse (Ethan Hawke), and the Frenchwoman Celine (Julie Delphy), meet on a train traveling across Europe and spend a magical night together in Vienna before parting at dawn.

Filmed in nine-year intervals, the film’s sequels Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013) forge an...

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  • Language English
  • Number of pages Number of pages 112
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2025
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In Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995), two young lovers, the American Jesse (Ethan Hawke), and the Frenchwoman Celine (Julie Delphy), meet on a train traveling across Europe and spend a magical night together in Vienna before parting at dawn.

Filmed in nine-year intervals, the film’s sequels Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013) forge an unexpected trilogy brimming with longing, second chances and resentments as the couple meet again and build a relationship.

Lucas Hilderbrand reflects on the experience of falling in love with, living with and having one’s own life shaped by the Before trilogy. Tracing the story of the films’ production, he considers the contribution of the leading actors, particularly Delphy, to their screenplays.

He offers a close reading of each of the Before films, considering the extent to which they operate beyond the generic norms of romantic comedy or melodrama, incorporating aspects of realism and emotional authenticity through their location shooting, long takes and near-real time temporality.

Treating the films as time capsules of their respective historical moments, Hilderbrand considers how evolving politics and technologies impact or interrupt the characters’ intimacy, while placing the trilogy in conversation with other films.

All the while, he pays attention to the trilogy’s subjective impact on viewers across its eighteen-year timespan – and its continuing afterglow.

Pages: 112, Year of Publication: 1211, Dimensions: 13.4x13.4cm

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Language
English
Subtitle
-
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
112
Release Date
13/11/2025
Publication Date
2025
Award
-
Dimensions
13.5x19 cm
Art Movement
Realism
Art Albums
No
ISBN-13
9781839028021

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