RO:
Sunt cinefila, insa
sunt putine filme (mai ales dintre cele recente) despre care sa afirm ca merita
cu adevarat sa fie vizionate. Am descoperit zilele trecute un love story “in
trei acte” cu adevarat special, despre care stiam, insa fara sa-i fi acordat importanta
cuvenita. Genul deopotriva subtil si
captivant, care te tine lipit de ecran, fara a se folosi de clasica poveste
cliseistica: cei doi se cunosc, se indragostesc, intervine ceva si se cearta
(de obicei o neintelegere sau vreun fost/ vreo fosta), dupa care se impaca
lacrimogen si traiesc fericiti “pana la adanci batraneti”. Nu, este o poveste
cat se poate de veridica, cu atat mai credibila cu cat este inspirata dintr-o
experienta reala a regizorului. Protagonistii primei parti, “Before Sunrise”, sunt
un american (Jesse, interpretat de Ethan Hawke) si o frantuzoaica (Celine, interpretata
de Julie Delpy), care se cunosc in tren si dezvolta rapid o atractie
fantastica unul petru celalalt. Jesse ii propune lui Celine sa isi amane intoarcerea
in Franta pentru a-si petrece cele 14 ore ramase pana la decolarea lui catre
State, din ziua urmatoare, hoinarind pe strazile Vienei. A doua zi dimineata, se
despart promitandu-si ca se vor intalni, peste sase luni, in acelasi loc, fara
a schimba adrese, numere de telefon sau nume de familie. Aici vine partea
frumoasa: continuarea povestii , filmul “Before Sunset”, ii gaseste pe cei doi
in Franta, dupa noua ani. Jesse se afla intr-un turneu de promovare a cartii inspirate de prima lor intalnire, scrisa
in speranta de a o revedea pe cea care l-a fascinat, ceea ce se si intampla. De
aceasta data, cei doi au o ora si jumatate pana la intoarcerea lui peste ocean.
De-a lungul plimbarii in care pleaca impreuna, ajung sa isi dea seama ca nici
unul dintre ei nu este fericit. Va las pe voi sa descoperiti continuarea. Cel
de-al treilea film, “Before Midnight”, ii gaseste pe cei doi protagonisti,
peste alti noua ani, cu doua fiice gemene, in vacanta in Grecia, confruntati cu
problemele specifice vietii de familie. Actorii au colaborat cu regizorul la
scenariile partilor a doua si a treia, care au si primit nominalizari la Oscar.
EN:
I love watching movies,
but there are only few that I strongly recommend watching. I recently
discovered a truly special three-stage love story. Both subtle and catchy, that
keeps you glued to the screen, without utilizing the classical clichés: boy
meets girl, they fall in love, they argue or something unexpected intervenes (an
ex, for example), then they get back together and live happily ever after. No, the first movie, “Before Sunrise” is a
very genuine, credible story, inspired by an actual experience of the Director:
a young American (Jesse, played by Ethan Hawke) and a young woman (Celine, Played by Julie Delpy)
meet on a train in Europe and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna.
They part the next morning, promising each other that they would meet in six
months in the same place, without sharing addresses, phone numbers or even last
names. In “Before Sunset”, Jesse and
Celine encounter each other again, nine years later, on the French leg of
Jesse's book tour. They have an hour and a half before his flight back to the
US, during which they discover that none of them is actually happy. I will let
you discover the ending by yourself. The last part, “Before Midnight”, finds
them on vacation in Greece, after another nine years, with two twin daughters,
dealing with married life. I should also tell you that Ethan Hawke and Julie
Delpy worked with Director Richard Linklater on writing the screenplays for
parts two and three, which also received Oscar nominations. I hope I convinced
you to watch the trilogy!
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