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Before Midnight

Before Midnight

Everything's better with maturity.

20137.51h 49m

Overview

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

Directed by Richard Linklater
Written by Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke
Produced by Sara Woodhatch, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Richard Linklater
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $11.2M

Top Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Jesse

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Céline

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Hank

Jennifer Prior

Jennifer Prior

Ella

Charlotte Prior

Charlotte Prior

Nina

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Natalia

Walter Lassally

Walter Lassally

Patrick

Ariane Labed

Ariane Labed

Anna

Yiannis Papadopoulos

Yiannis Papadopoulos

Achilleas

Athina Rachel Tsangari

Athina Rachel Tsangari

Ariadni

Themes & Keywords

hotelhotel roomdreamsairportgreecegreekfriendsauthorwritersummer vacationtwinssemi autobiographicaldrearyromantic

About Before Midnight

Before Midnight is a romance, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of hotel, hotel room, dreams, airport, greece, greek. Directed by Richard Linklater, it stars Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

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