Before Midnight

The conclusion of The Before Trilogy finds Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) several years into a relationship and in the midst of a sun-dappled Greek retreat with their twin daughters and a group of friends.

The couple soon find their holiday upended, however, by long-simmering problems that come to a boil.

Marked by the emotional depth and piercing wit that Richard Linklater and his actors honed over two decades of abiding with these characters, Before Midnight grapples with the complexities of long-term intimacy, and asks what becomes of love when it has no recourse to its past illusions.

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