Before Sunrise and Before Sunset
Okay so it's technically two films but I find it hard to separate them.

The first is Before Sunrise, which takes place in 1995 (when it was made) and a French girl, Celine meets an American guy, Jesse, on a train. They talk for a while and then Jesse has to get off at Vienna train station. He convinces her to get off with him since he has nothing to do before his flight home at 9am the next morning. They walk around the city talking. And that is it. No outlandish tales, just real life.

Before Sunset meets the same characters in 2004, 9 years after the original. and keeping in context with the film, 9 years have passed and the two wander around Paris talking. This time the film is in real time and lasts just 80 minutes.

My favourite of the two is Before Sunrise with its optimism and the characters' dreams. However it seems as you reach 30, the favourite appears to be the more realistic Before Sunset.

I urge everyone to watch them. I couldn't stop thinking about the first one for days. The subjects the two characters talk about are so real to me, and probably real to you too. And yes, they are essentially romances but don't let that put you off.
(Foz, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 17:19, Reply)