Last weekend I was one of my laziest self... the only thing I did was cooking, a lit' bit of cleaning and the rest of the time watching movies.. I could have easily watched over 5-6 movies in approx 1.5 days.... It was during this expedition of mine that I pounced upon a movie - Before Sunrise (1995).
Its a tale of 2 people who meet on a train as complete strangers and end up spending an unforgettable evening in Vienna. The whole movie is just about ONE day - beautifully portrayed and directed. It stars Ethan Hawke and a not so well known French actress - Julie Delpy and has a running time of around 100 minutes. The characters are one of the most honest I have ever seen in a commercial movie.
The movie ends on a note where the protagonists promise to meet each other again after 6 months at the same place... which unfortunately does not happen but they do meet again.... after 9 years... thats where the sequel to the movie comes - Before Sunset (2004). Noteworthy too is that the film takes place essentially in real time, i.e. the time elapsed in the story is also the run time of the film. Furthermore, the sequel was also released nine years after Before Sunrise, the same amount of time that has lapsed in the plot since the events of the first movie.I am yet to see this movie but whatever reviews I have read it seems to be equally fascinating and lovely... Can't wait to lay my hands on its DVD.....
For folks interested, here are the IMDB links for both. One suggestion - PLEASE see the movies in chronological order to really appreciate the magic and the story.
Before Sunrise (1995) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/
Before Sunset ( 2004) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Definitely, Maybe
Sometimes you enjoy certain movies you least expect to be good...yesterday was one such day when I saw a movie with the same name as the title of this post and what should I say... it was serendipitous!!!
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