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Blu-ray

Before midnight

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed, Athina Tsangari.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (109 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; sexual content/nudity and language.

Summary

"The cornerstone of director Richard Linklater's career-long exploration of cinematic time, this celebrated three-part romance captures a relationship as it begins, begins again, deepens, and strains over the course of almost two decades. Chronicling the love of Celine and Jesse, from their first meeting as idealistic twentysomethings to the disillusionment they face together in middle age, The Before Trilogy also serves as a document of a boundary-pushing and extraordinarily intimate collaboration between director and actors, as Delpy and Hawke imbue their characters with a sense of lived-in experience, and age on-screen along with them. Attuned to the sweeping grandeur of time-s passage as well as the evanescence of individual moments, the Before films chart the progress of romantic destiny as it navigates the vicissitudes of ordinary life."--Set container.

"The conclusion of The Before Trilogy finds Celine and Jesse several years into a relationship and in the midst of a sun-dappled Greek retreat with their twin daughters and a group of friends. The couple soon find their vacation upended, however, by long-simmering problems that come to a boil. Marked by the emotional depth, piercing wit, and conversational exuberance that Linklater and his actors honed over two decades of abiding with these characters, Before Midnight grapples with the complexities of long-term intimacy, and asks what becomes of love when it has no recourse to its past illusions."--Provided by publisher.

Notes

Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Special features: 2K digital master, approved by director Richard Linklater, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; audio commentary featuring Linklater and actors Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke ; After Before, a new documentary by Athina Rachel Tsangari about the movie's production in Greece ; "Love darkens and deepens," an episode of the radio program Fresh Air featuring host Terry Gross, Linklater, Delpy, and Hawke.

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