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Saturday Cinema with Le Fly: Before Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight

These are three different films: Before Sunrise was made in 1995, Before Sunset was made in 2004 and Before Midnight was made in 2013.

I promise you, you’ll never see anything as unique as these 3 films. This is truly a “Tour De Force”, a trilogy spanning 20 years, starring the same actors (Ethan Hawk, Julie Delpy)–set out to examine a singular relationship and watch it develop over time. Naturally, when they first meet, everything is young, vibrant and electric. However, over time, life happens and then you get to see the subtleties of their relationship, which is very much like any relationship you’ve ever been in.

If you have some idle time and want to watch 3 great films about love and how the circumstances of every day life can fuck it up, these films are for you. It’s a little artsy; but the payoff is well worth it. Trust me.

 

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33 comments

  1. Anton

    All faves of Mrs. Anton.

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    • bruce keller

      Your name plus this Saturday Cinema makes me think of Gattaca. Man I liked that movie. Wish I was genetically engineered to be near superhuman. That’s all I really got from that movie.

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      • Anton

        That’s too bad. Gattaca was strident in its message in places like a YA novel — the sky’s the limit unless you’re “in-valid” — but it’s a good story with good performances.

        And the movie looks great although it had a relatively low budget. Always like production design & art direction bring it.

        Also, you WERE genetically engineered to be superman at something. Hundreds of millions of years of evolution suggest so, anyway.

        Keep looking.

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  2. thomasjefferson
    thomasjefferson

    For someone who spends so much time taking about orbital space cannons, your enduring love for this trilogy of go-nowhere talkies continues to befuddle me. I guess it’s the ultimate evidence of your breadth as a human.

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  3. Dr. Fly

    I love and I hate.

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  4. it is showtime

    Was this not what Boyhood did

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  5. bonobo smores

    I liked this trilogy, mainly because it reminded me of a much younger Bonobo touring Europe and meeting a young Swedish girl for a short term encounter. Hippie on a EuroRail Pass.

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  6. halloweenpleb

    stop going softy on us Dr. Fly… and please show some RAMBO I, II, III, IV, V pentology …. enough with the chick flicks.

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    • Dr. Fly

      I’ll dial it up next week

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      • bexpo

        You dial it up plenty every day, You are a gentleman & have taste in music & movies (at least on the weekend :). This is a great trilogy & its SIMPLICTY is good for the soul. Traders have to be spent after weekly market melodrama. You are a renaissance man….don’t listen to those who only want Rambo & Wide World of Wrestling – that is so Yesterday…
        You GET IT Le Fly & thanks for sharing IT.

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  7. heaterman

    Time to buy SWHC and RGR Monday.

    0bama and Clinton are both beating the gun control drum again.

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  8. bagholder

    How does it compare to Boyhood?

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    • Dr. Fly

      Boyhood sucked, these don’t

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      • ironbird

        Indeud. The making of Boyhood was the biggest waste of time in cinema history. Why bother with the boring everyday story?

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        • Dr. Fly

          These are way better because there is a story.

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          • bagholder

            That’s a good reason. Many believed the same of Citizen Kane until they realized what he had accomplished. I told my wife I’d only watch this trilogy if she’d watch Slacker.

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  9. bradjd

    JCVD. JCVD. JCVD.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VxMKrDONg

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  10. ironbird

    The US Open is painful to watch. Shit camera work even worse commentary. A fucking blind person could call it better. Three Words: Paging Johnny Miller.

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    • bexpo

      I agree with you but have to continue watch U.S. Open …like “extreme golf”…Reigning champ Martin Kaymer – doesn’t even make the cut…nor did Bubba…nor did Rickie… who just won the Players…Listen to player comments…Henrik Stenson, “putting on broccoli”…Rory “At least broccoli is green, this is cauliflower”…Jordan Spieth “18th hole – stupidest hold I ever played”, Tiger’s caddie confided, “Tiger has enough troubles – he doesn’t need a course like this!”…Phil’s caddie, “We’ll be lucky to finish without a twisted ankle” Just google Gary Player’s comments on Chambers Bay – hysterical. I agree with you – but I am still watching.

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    • one-eighty

      The cameras don’t have tallies so the cameramen don’t know when they are up, and they keep getting caught reframing. There may possibly be intercom issues.

      I like this as a change from the target shooting on the usual “perfect” courses. They actually stopped watering to get ready the course for this. It is usually as green as everywhere else.

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  11. ndnd

    it is official …fly is now a gay man, seriously lamest chick movies

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  12. ndnd

    fly it appears with this latest movie review you have begun your transition into becoming a women, bruce jenner has nothing on you

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    • Dr. Fly

      Ndnd

      Typical homophobe response to anything short of blood and guts strewn across a jungle floor. The truth here is you are the gay man, whilst I am merely discussing the art of cinema. Some will appreciate it, most will throw mashed potatoes in homophobe rages.

      Like I said before: I love and I hate.

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      • bexpo

        Ndnd…Doesn’t GET IT. Doesn’t GET YOU ..No Ability to recognize Rawness from Realness. You’ve got two edges – Thank God

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  13. one-eighty

    Sunset and Sunrise were great. Midnight not so much, the magic seemed to be gone.

    The scenery was fantastic however. I’d love to go to Greece. Actually it is probably pretty cheap now.

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    • Dr. Fly

      Midnight wasn’t as good; but very realistic as it pertains to relationships, no?

      Plus it was cool to see how badly they aged.

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  14. jonny

    Fly, may I suggest, Claude Lelouch
    “A Man and a Woman”, then,
    “A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later”?

    BTW, avoid the “Tour De Force” stuff {shiver}

    oh, and the … “Naturally, when they first meet, everything is young, vibrant and electric. However, over time, life happens and then you get to see the subtleties of their relationship, which is very much like any relationship you’ve ever been in.”

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  15. Dr. Fly

    Avoid giving me advice for anything

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  16. bruce keller

    I liked Valhalla Rising. It was kind of weird at first, but it really grew on me.

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  17. t.c.

    These films are too Ethan Hawkish for me. However, I did see the HBO series “The Pacific” and it was riveting. Does Herr Fly have a favourite WWII movie?

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