Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy is beloved by many, and arguably one of the most vivid and authentic portrayals of love (and its daily remnants after the so-called “happy ending”) in history. the cinema. But to make that happen, the “Dazed and Confused” filmmaker had to reunite cast/collaborators Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in relative secrecy to try and recreate the largely spontaneous chemistry created in the 1995 classic “Before Sunrise.” and teased in its 2004 follow-up “Before Sunset”.
Before 2012, fans were well aware that nine years had passed between “Sunrise” and “Sunset,” and now nine more were about to expire, so a third part looked like it was on its way in 2013. also ended with one hell of a cliffhanger, because ‘Baby, You’re Gonna Miss That Plane’ had become a modern-day classic in the final lines of movies – and people had spent nearly a decade wondering where a date perceived would drop Jesse and Celine.
In the summer of 2012, Hawke told Indiewire that filming for the sequel would begin soon. her co-star Delpy denied it a month later. Sure enough, in September 2012, news of the film was officially confirmed with a report from Deadline which said it “wrapped late last night”.
“It’s great to be together again,” Linklater, Delpy and Hawke said in a statement, “this time in beautiful Greece to revisit the lives of Celine and Jesse nine years after Jesse was set to miss out. his flight.”
The resulting film, “Before Midnight”, was a critically acclaimed masterpiece that is not only considered by many to be the best film in the trilogy, but also offers viewers the all-too-rare opportunity to watch a married couple grapple with the hard, arduous day-to-day work that ultimately determines whether a marriage lasts. Since the last time they saw them, ‘Before’ fans have learned that they have become parents to two daughters – and have faced ups and downs, constantly returning to the same disagreements that threaten to diminish. the passion and love that audiences remembered so fondly from the previous two films.
Ultimately, “Midnight” ended on a mixed note after a devastating fight, with the depiction of their relationship feeling more real than ever; 2022 marks nine years after “Midnight” – and fans would love nothing more than to wake up one morning to another “wrapped up late last night” announcement.