Christine Kelley

Nine years after the events of Before Sunrise, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) reckons with the damage he's done to the son he left in America. The dreamlike, fantastical ending of Before Sunset leads into the slow, ugly wake-up call of Before Midnight. The dream has ended; Jesse and Celine (Julie Delpy) now wa

Before Sunset is the Celine-centric movie of the Linklater/Hawke/Delpy trilogy. It's set in Paris, Celine's home city. While Jesse led the conversation in Before Sunrise, Celine takes the lead in the sequel, as Jesse has spent the last nine years developing any listening skills. Celine's arrival at

Love is too young to know what conscience is. I once had a five-hour conversation with a stranger on Amtrak. We were both en route to Providence, Rhode Island — me to stay with two friends for the summer, him to reunite with his estranged adult soon. It was like we were in two different movies, and