Richard Linklater's enjoyable sequel to his critically acclaimed almost-romance, BEFORE SUNRISE (1995), picks up nine years after the first film left off. Time constraints again dictate the way the story, written collaboratively by Linklater and his stars, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, unfolds. But instead of the protagonists sharing a too-short 14 hours, they now have just over one hour, which unfolds in real time. Nine years ago, strangers Celine (Delpy) and Jesse (Hawke) met and spent one magical night roaming the streets of Vienna, only to separate at a train platform the following morning without exchanging any personal information but vowing to meet six months l...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
80 mins