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Synopsis: Before Midnight is a 2013 American romantic drama film, the third in a trilogy featuring two characters, following Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004). It was directed by Richard Linklater and stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Co-written by Linklater, Hawke and Delpy, the film picks up the story nine years after the events of Before Sunset; Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy) spend a summer vacation together in Greece.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Production: Drafthouse Recommends
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 59 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
94
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
R
Year:
2013
109 min
$8,114,507
Website
5,811 Views


As Jesse and Celine settle inside the car, the camera pans

over toward two 6-year-old girls who are asleep in the back

seat. That's right, twins NINA and ELLA. They start driving

away from the airport.

INT. CAR - AFTERNOON

As they hit the highway, Celine lowers her volume as she

wraps up her conversation.

7.

CELINE:

(into phone)

Okay. Bon. Très bien. Merci.

Oui, oui, Lucia. Au'voir.

(hangs up, speaks

french)

JESSE:

What's going on?

CELINE:

They voted against it.

JESSE:

What, the wind turbines?

CELINE:

Six months dealing with those people,

they were all for it. Everyone agreed

it was great for the region...

JESSE:

Oh. So what happened?

CELINE:

...And now they've decided that they

don't like the way it looks on that

hill. It's ruining their view.

JESSE:

No, no, I thought it was a done deal.

CELINE:

It was! It practically was-

JESSE:

Well, can-

CELINE:

That's what's so infuriating.

JESSE:

Can they do that?

CELINE:

Yes, of course. They've done it.

That's it. It's over, fini.

JESSE:

I'm sorry.

CELINE:

No, no, it's just so frustrating. I

can't take it anymore.

(MORE)

8.

CELINE (CONT'D)

(beat)

I'm gonna take that job with Remy.

JESSE:

No. No, you don't want to work for

him.

CELINE:

Why not?

JESSE:

For the government?

CELINE:

Well, I think this government is

different. We need laws. That's

the only way anything is going to

happen.

JESSE:

It's not the only way. You guys

have been getting a lot of good work

done.

CELINE:

Well, I've been thinking about it.

This is the way to go.

JESSE:

Okay. Well then, let me remind you

that you do not like that guy. The

whole time you worked for him before,

you complained about him constantly.

CELINE:

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He can be an

a**hole, but he gets things done.

That's how I'm gonna be from now on-

JESSE:

Okay.

CELINE:

A real b*tch, okay? That's it.

JESSE:

Okay. Well every time I look at

that guy, all I see is ambition. I

mean, I'm sorry, I just don't trust

him. The only reason he's going

from non-profit to government is to

have people kiss his ass.

9.

CELINE:

I don't care about him, okay?

JESSE:

All right, and I think you're gonna

be miserable, all right? Just with

all that politicking and compromising--

CELINE:

Whatever. I've made my decision.

I'm tired of being the do-gooder

that rolls a boulder up a hill and

watches it roll down again.

JESSE:

Isn't he the guy that used to throw

his pens at his assistant and stuff?

CELINE:

Okay, I should have taken this job a

year ago. You know, and I was scared

because of the amount of work, but I

think it's the best opportunity ever

and it's more money and... I'm doing

it.

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