'Before Midnight' Trio

Writer-actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy and writer-director Richard Linklater talk about their third collaboration on "Before Midnight."

[@peperudi]

I never suspected that Ethan Hawke was such a brilliant ACTOR! In all three films he gave an overwhelming, unforgettable performance - not a single word, look or gesture of his went artificial - he was totally believable! Really impressive and GREAT!

[@spendingtimetogether8428]

I'd like to think he was drawing from his pain in breaking up with Uma and channeling his feelings to the films, esp the 2nd one.

[@RebelKingfrom1995]

I hope we get another one in 8-9 years

[@apellidoaasdjf5264]

Before the funeral?

[@RebelKingfrom1995]

They'll be in their early 50s in 8-9 years lol

[@luissantos84]

if they can do it better I can't wait for another, if not guess this had a good finale

[@RebelKingfrom1995]

It'd be funny if it was set in Chicago.

[@samguy7654]

T J Lol.

[@LauraBotsfordmusic]

I treasure these films. The writing, acting and maturity of the subject matter is so real and cathartic for me. I love the way their innate love always returns to their playful banter. It's brilliant and truly engaging. I think that it's the best portrayal of relationships and how they change but their is always the heart of the couple in focus; as it should be..

[@HappiestGnome]

What's harder: delivering 15 minutes of lines without a single cut, or answering the same goddamn question in 400 interviews as if it was the first time you've heart it?

[@teodelfuego]

Or digging trenches or working as a roofer into your 60s

[@nectarinedreams7208]

@@teodelfuego That's not at all relevant to the point of the comment. Also, acting can often be harder than roofing in your sixties.

[@QualityFootwear]

As a huge fan of the trilogy, I thought her questions are very interesting and responding directly to what Delpy, Hawke and Linklater are saying. Really dug this interview!

[@HappiestGnome]

​@@QualityFootwear As a huge fan of the trilogy myself, I would likely love u. Loving these movies means you're likely an awesome person, imho. A person's favourite art can speaks volumes about the soul behind the eyes, for lack of an appropriate sensible, secular phrase. May the wind be at your back, my friend.

[@tommy1138]

Before Midnight is a triumph. Beautiful themes and the most realistic portrayal of a relationship ever put on screen. These three create real art with the "Before" series and I look forward to growing old alongside Jessie & Celine.

[@CarrotFlowers421]

Watching Ethan and Julie feel each other's energy is so fascinating

[@user-vd7zj5qe7n]

They actually look like soul mates. I really want to see their 'before' movie in 2022. I hope that movie will be filmed one of Asia.

[@sieteocho]

I want to see them in Chicago and they're dodging bullets.

[@marshallcrossmarianne3167]

I don't need another sequel I'm just glad that I'm alive in this era of master piece.

[@benjaminbertrand1259]

Julie Delpy is a fine woman, she actually looks better as she ages.

[@Big-guy1981]

I disagree. She had top model looks in the 1st one. She was skinny in the 2nd one and a bit fat in the 3rd one.

[@MrHejke]

That's simply not true.

[@ransuru]

@@Big-guy1981 very true.

[@ransuru]

@Iz Zy Reading your post was entertaining

[@ransuru]

@Iz Zy The English is fine. You contradict your self though. A good day.

[@gagamonster1049]

i love the dynamics between these three. They probably have really good fights

[@hassanb.5585]

When she said "Thank you very much" you can see the joy in their eyes that finally the interview ended.

[@marcomarx9269]

I'm 39 years old from Brazil. I really like Ethan's work. I first watched "Explorers" and since then he's a reference of great work. I hope there will be another one in 2022. Maybe located in a Literary event In Salzburg, Austria. Like a come back to Austria - and a quick visit to Viena, to some of the places of the first movie and new Filosofia about life and the ways of life. But they back to Salzburg again. And no children during the movie. Just at the end of a meeting at a restaurant.

[@leeanucha]

It's just crazy how time just jumps from the 90s to 2013 of this interview and now it's almost 2021! omg we are all gonna die soon! Love this 3 movies btw :) they are the perfect casts.

[@aranzazugonzalezmoreno3752]

Ethan looks so so handsome in this interview!! 😍 well he always looks like this but here he looks extra gorgeous

[@30Homegames]

Now that I've seen the movie, the embargo is over. I can finally devour all these videos from these great minds and artists.

[@glenn212now]

I really love this trilogy. Each has its own charm, depth and creative surprises. Lately, I've gotten into Before Midnight again. It's a masterpiece. Anyone who's ever been in a complicated relationship will understand how painfully real their actions are. I loved how it ended with them both surrendering again to love. But I wanted it to keep going. I needed another hour of watching these two stunning actors. They're so good, they become the characters and the audience stops thinking of them as Ethan and Julie. They ARE Jesse and Celine. I really hope there's another film. AND IT'S TIME!!!! It's almost 2021.

[@KnotsOfWonders]

10:37

[@layonillmusset1392]

it was amazing

[@brennenspice6098]

The characters are so well developed and so likeable that you want to see where the story goes regardless of the argument

[@toddboothbee1361]

The fight scene was harrowing, but also hilarious.

[@hanfaltu]

i Found Before SUNRISE much more INTERESTING, COMPELLING, STORYLINE than any other movie

[@KemptonLam]

I recently rented 'Before Midnight' to watch and I LOVE the film (I LOVE all three like three of my children and I refuse to pick a favourite child)! Thanks so much for conducting the interview and asking so many good questions (as seen by the way they answer your questions) which show you've done a good job in researching/planning what to ask. Keep up the good work!

[@thefairygirl6033]

Love the movie, love this cast, everyone should watch this trilogy, it's amazing!

[@CarrotFlowers421]

Can I marry all three of you?

[@zakbdz]

Loved this.. thanks for doing this Ann

[@ChanMorgan]

Awesome interview. Loved all three of the movies.

[@Iker122]

epic trio

[@Brisgirl23]

Anne Thompson, thank you for giving us this great interview.

[@shmackatrotsky5394]

I freaking love Julie Delpy. Absolute goddess.

[@jamesgary2723]

The synopses for these three films on my internet carrier referred to them as, ‘Chick flicks.’ Well I am definitely not a ‘chick’, and I absolutely loved all three. Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke have a perfect chemistry together and I don’t believe the acting could have been better. Bravo, Mr. Linklater!

[@amanihammouda1710]

Yup ...it is such a scary thought

[@Progmium]

I love this pair! The movies felt so down to Earth! Very memorable. Just wish for a final 4th with a satisfying happy ending.

[@carterkeithley3762]

Wonderful collective artistry. Can’t wait for the trilogy to become a quartet.

[@lawsonj39]

Max Ophuls was well known for doing long takes back in the 1940s. His films such as La Ronde and The Earrings of Madame de.... are mindblowing examples--well worth checking out.

[@KemptonLam]

18:28 Thanks for asking about the 12-year movie project. First time I heard about it. Fascinating stuff. You may have heard of the ground breaking UK documentary 'Up Series' where the filmmaker re-visit the subjects every 7 years. The first one was 7 Up, the latest one was 56 Up where the 7 years old children are now 56 years old. I bring that series up because Richard & Ethan's films sound like a drama version of a yearly update, amazing stuff.

[@vekselthe4983]

Very interesting and profund interview. Thanks for the work.

[@aliciaramosfitkick2307]

I love this!!!

[@atomi62]

Inspiring interview

[@mariacesar3736]

There's real Magic between...cause she whispered, she is emotionally at that moment. So great! July Delpy great actress!!

[@ninanl100]

There is a great connection between them! I've been folloqing those movies since I was a teenager in 1995, now I'm in my 30's and I finally gonna see how this is gonna end up! I'm very excited about it! :)

[@fagiography]

Nicely done on the film

[@PradeepPant007]

In this talk about video, it felt like Jesse is having a convo with Celine. These guys were so natural and good love it.

[@bonopufosul]

Love the trio ..I'm wondering if there will be a forth film...and when

[@PianoMan1191]

+Eliza Jurca If there is it'll be in 2022! Always 9 years later

[@doncorleole2356]

I fuckin hope so. If so it'll be one 2 more years

[@smekninga]

Ethan is my dream man, but he looks tired in this interview! Like oh no, talk about this again...haha

[@csscszcsgv]

Man, Linklater is bright...

[@chaosinorderrr]

best in the trilogy!

[@TRONwuzhere82]

Good point! :)

[@katieleverett]

Watch Julie's eyebrows whenever the interviewer speaks. So funny. I think Julie disagrees with everything she says...

[@putos00769]

It's true. I noticed that.

[@user-qb2yw5yy5x]

yup 17:40

[@yournerdyneighbourhood932]

julie and ethan just living in their own bubble during the interview >>>>

[@tomaszmigdal]

Genius.

[@rosieposie9728]

I’m so glad they are still good friends ! Ethan literally follow her in instagram :) I’m sure they are still in touch

[@Balintka9116]

Yeah, I got recommended this movie, I watched it the first time sober I thought it's a good movie need to watch it once more to better understand it, then I watched it a second time so high I was tripping my balls off and I thought it is genius... I'm not learned enough to really appreciate the acting and the technical bits of the movie, but the dialogues, the story itself and the characters had such and impression on me the second time I won't even start to elaborate on that... It's kind of awkward, but I even cried a little bit the second time at the end... The philosophical aspects of this movie are really-really deep as far as I regard; needless to say, this became my new favorite... Kind of funny, but if it never got recommended, I probalby would have never watched this movie.... - Thanks, Alain de Botton :)

[@gravityrealestate2196]

The best ever

[@Edduardoat]

Magnífico, este filme. Extraordinário. Duro de assistir. Mas incrível.

[@marcelosauro8056]

Duro de assistir?

[@Forever82803]

J'aime la façon dont Ethan met son bras derrière Julie de façon très protective, même s'ils ne sont pas ensemble dans la vrai vie, on a l'impression de voir un vrai couple c'est ça la magie de l'alchimie entre les êtres humains...

[@samguy7654]

Genevieve Raaijmakers J'ai une question, peut on apprécié ce film en version française ou le sous-titrage vostfr est-il nécessaire? c'est pour conseillé ce film a ma mère qui ne comprends pas bien l'anglais.

[@lovetownsend]

one of the best scenes in the movie was jesse and celine locking hands, shading away there presence from the table talk of "practicule love" being that u know youll break up, that soulmate are fairy tales

[@fomalhauto]

not necessarily break up they fought but they seem to make up in the end she was playing along with him on the time traveler thing

[@remyvermunt8623]

When Linklater crunches his lips, raises his eyebrowes, nodds 'no', like he is thinking "they still don't get it"

[@MTheoOA]

The funny thing is that, the wholesome fun that Ethan is as character, he got in person (interviews, at least), and her mean personality in the films got into the interviews too... I don't want to offend her, but... eh...

[@KungaMatata]

Top 10 Ethan Hawke Performances: 1. First Reformed 2. Before Sunset 3. Before Midnight 4. Before Sunrise 5. Training Day 6. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead 7. Boyhood 8. Gattaca 9. Lord of War 10. Reality Bites

[@seemakrishnan6128]

Predestination

[@edslim222]

Dead poets society

[@danamartinez7840]

"Maudie"

[@spendingtimetogether8428]

I was reading an article about these films on The Guardian and those readers are a bunch of tasteless jerks, the person who wrote the article said 'Midnight' was overrated and her readers repeated this belief in the comment section saying these 3 films were the worst, totally pretentious, overly dramatic, etc. It was like they were discussing totally different films!

[@Finezzato]

Sorry to be irrelevant but I think that Ethan would be very suitable for a next trilogy for and as Iron Man...

[@louriewylde9293]

Julie -- forever looking like a Botticelli angel!

[@spaceengineer1452]

Great sound ! I only wanted to heard the interviewer, she's the MOST important person, here...

[@Wandering.Homebody]

Might there ever be a fourth instalment?

[@user-tu9ix5ur6w]

イーサホーク期待！

[@MicahEspino1409]

Ethaaaaaan 😍💕♥️

[@liteflightify]

That's a very weak criticism. Plenty of quality movies feel more theatrical than cinematic, and this movie may be lean and low-key, but it still has cinematic touches. I do have an education in film BTW. Something not being cinematic isn't a flaw. It's a stylistic approach.

[@archerengelo]

coz you're badass.

[@ChrisInTheNorth]

After Midnight, seen this evening, was very interesting, and I loved the long walk from the ruins to hotel - Once in the Hotel I thought the argument lost some of the 'individuality' of the characters but the plusses def more than the minuses. If You think it was the 'worst film ever made' I suspect you should stick to blockbusters. THIS INTERVIEW film, why are the two guys talking over Julie all the time! Celine would NEVER have put up with that.

[@teodelfuego]

Because that’s the way adults talk. Start at 7:50 and count how many times Julie interrupts Ethan. When you get older, you may see that your feminist indoctrination has made you very lonely and unfulfilled. Hopefully, you’ll learn along the way that life is too complex to cram through a lens of perception fashioned by frustrated academics.

[@mollkatless]

Plenty of films have been made by people that have an "education in film", and every second of the film is proof of the directors brilliance on the subject of film. Yet so many of these films drive people fleeing out of theatres, and keep them away in masses, why is that do you think?

[@dweeze]

not to be technical but isnt this their FOURTH collaboration? Waking Life had the same characters Jessy and Celine.

[@TRONwuzhere82]

Yeah, and tired! Imagine having to talk about this film about 50 or more times? I'd probably look just like Ethan myself!

[@RISHIBOND007]

yeah I slept well..

[@mwlinder99]

doesn't it sort of feel like you already are?

[@remyvermunt8623]

Linklater is as well as a romantic soul as an alpha-male :D

[@mollkatless]

Did you ignore my question, or did you not understand it? If you were looking for wizards or vampires or gratuitous violence you could have been more selective about which theatre you wandered into, maybe? Also, they have these nice things these days called movie recaps, spend about 30 seconds going through that, and you will encounter fewer surprises, really. Anyway, best of luck to you, life will make more sense one day when you reach adulthood

[@hanfaltu]

AFTER Befre Sunrise never happened as good as that. BEFORE SUNRISE was the BEST MOVIE i saw. And it still will be

[@searchlight18]

'Before Sunrise' was maybe the best chick ( girl movie) I've ever seen. And I'm a straight white USA male. Loved it. The only competition it has would be ' Where The Boys Are' from the 1960s. Totally different, but just as original..

[@viciouscircle7802]

People going on about the looks of the actors when the whole trilogy is about time and real life lol

[@suzanneshelton4798]

Julie looks like she's in pain here. It's kind of breaking my heart.

[@DanDaniel3791]

You cut off half of Ethan’s head 😳

[@amfe52]

2:25 Julie Delpy's not eating that 50/50 BS pie, given the fact that, in Sunrise, she got paid 1/10th of what Ethan earned.

[@akhileshsuresh4933]

how do you know

[@Brisgirl23]

If you can give a bad review of a movie, why can't I give a bad review of your review? lol I'm not upset, it's just a shame you don't feel the natural chemistry between the characters, note the clever metaphorical nature of the setting, or the honesty and intelligence of the script. 156 of 159 film critics give it positive reviews via Rotten Tomatoes so I'm not fussed. And boasting to others about your screen writing education, and thus your superior knowledge of film making, is a bit sad.

[@hanfaltu]

Before sunrise never should have happened. just because the obvious reasons

[@michaelterry1000]

When I saw Before Sunset I felt like I would give a small fortune to have Celine as girlfriend. By the 3rd film I felt that I would give a small fortune to get out of a poisonous relationship like that. If the 3rd film had gone in any other direction it would not have been believable. The 3rd film was well made and written but it certainly was not enjoyable to watch.

[@ransuru]

Yes. Bitter and mostly self centered and unloving.

[@mollkatless]

So you believe in order for a movie to have artistic merit it needs to have well know celebrities? this movie would have been better, in your mind, if say the two main characters were portrayed by miley cyrus and justin bieber, or brad pitt and someone, correct? clearly you have an emotional stake in claiming this movie is bad (Ethan Hawke attack). It is very hard for me to converse with hyper-emotional adolescents - you are dismissed

[@paulec2634]

This is the most depressing movie I've ever seen. Can only have been written for spite and bitterness. The first two Before movies were great and then this one.

[@deadmanandthebullet]

wow Ethan looks unimpressed lol

[@QinforChin]

Just bcos it doesn't fit d textbook doesn't mean it's bad. So tired of all d pedantic, conformist posers who r in fact not half as talented, intelligent or experienced as the makers of this film. It grapes d audience, intrigues emotions & provokes thoughts without resorting to violence or any other formulaic cliché. SORRY 4 THE DISAPPOINTMENT u close-minded haters. U can stuff urselves with as much hollywood pipeline/fast-food films as u like. But worst film ever?Don't make a foolout of urselves

[@gianthills]

it's weak to you only because you dont like my criticism. your liking or disliking what i have to say doesnt change the facts. any play that tries to be a film on stage will be a weak play. the same is true of a film that is written as a play. where were you educated in film? you weren't. i write screenplays. do you?

[@Brisgirl23]

Weak? What rubbish. What have you done with your life other than posting anonymous, negative critiques on KZbin.

[@AmberExista]

Both Ethan and Julie grew old bad... but Julie changed so much. All her facial expressions changed from light, sweet and mysterious to bitter, grumpy and unpleasant to watch. Linklater looks mostly the same, tho.

[@krishnachamarti1256]

they both looked very good in the movie, idk what you mean

[@aranzazugonzalezmoreno3752]

Amber Trance Ethan didn't grow up bad! he is super handsome even now in 2017! he's always been a hottie

[@gianthills]

i gave it a chance and i waited for something to happen, but nothing ever did. yap yap yap ... the end.

[@gianthills]

... go away. no time for fools.

[@FuckTexasAandM]

This movie is a complete turd. Just because know one understands you does not make you an artist. If I wanted to watch two people who hate each other argue for two hours, I would go visit my parents.

[@gianthills]

one of the worst movies ever made!

[@gianthills]

talk to me when you get an education in film and maybe youll understand why this film isnt even technically written as a film, but a play, which is the main reason it's very weak.