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2013 · 109 min · R

Before Midnight

Directed by Richard Linklater · Romance, Drama

Before Midnight (2013) is a Romance film, directed by Richard Linklater set in Greece during the 2010s, in summer. It runs 109 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and family & loyalty play out through real time.

Composer
Graham Reynolds
Cinematography
Christos Voudouris
Cast
Ethan HawkeJulie DelpySeamus Davey-FitzpatrickJennifer PriorCharlotte PriorXenia KalogeropoulouWalter LassallyAriane Labed

The world of this film

Setting

Where
When
Season

Premise & themes

Structure
Tone
MelancholicContemplativeRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction
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