Part of Swoon: A Love Series and Trilogies, Part 2
We wind down our celebration of all things love with Richard Linklater’s peerless trilogy labeled “the great romantic epic of a generation” by A.O. Scott of the New York Times. See them all again, or for the first time!
General Admission: $27 ($18 Belcourt members)
BEFORE SUNRISE:
Dir. Richard Linklater | USA | 1994 | 105 min. (+10 min. intermission) | R | DCP
A young man named Jesse meets a woman named Celine on a train in Europe, and the pair wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
BEFORE SUNSET:
Dir. Richard Linklater | USA | 2004 | 80 min. (+10 min. intermission) | R | DCP
It’s nine years after Jesse and Celine first met; now, they encounter one another on the French leg of Jesse’s book tour.
BEFORE MIDNIGHT:
Dir. Richard Linklater | USA | 2013 | 109 min. (+10 min. intermission) | R | DCP
On the last night of their idyllic Greek vacation, longtime lovers Jesse and Celine reminisce about their lives together and what different choices might have brought.