Before Sunset Tracker
Every afternoon, this site traces Jesse and Celine's walk through Paris from the 2004 film Before Sunset, synchronised to real Paris time.
Before Sunrise TrackerStill from Before Sunset (2004), dir. Richard Linklater. An unofficial fan project.
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Walking through Paris in real time
Essays, criticism, and reflections
Dennis Lim on Linklater's most seductive experiment with cinematic time, drawing a parallel with Proust.
"Thanks largely to Hawke and Delpy, Jesse and Celine seem to be authoring the film's reality themselves."
Linklater achieves "a kind of perfection" in a work that feels impromptu and offhand. One of the most perfect endings of any film.
How the Before trilogy overturns "show, don't tell" by using dialogue as the primary vehicle for romance.
kogonada on Linklater's relationship with cinematic time. "The physicality of time confronts our own existence."
"This is before the moment of truth. This is before they search each other's eyes. Before sunset."
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This is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Richard Linklater, Castle Rock Entertainment, Warner Independent Pictures, or any official Before Sunset entities. All film quotes and film stills are used for commentary and criticism purposes.
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