Before Midnight

Before Midnight
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Linklater
Written by	Richard Linklater Ethan Hawke Julie Delpy
Based on	Characters by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
Produced by	Richard Linklater Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Sara Woodhatch
Starring	Ethan Hawke Julie Delpy
Cinematography	Christos Voudouris
Edited by	Sandra Adair
Music by	Graham Reynolds
Production companies	Castle Rock Entertainment[N 1] Venture Forth Detour Filmproduction
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20) (Sundance) May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Greece
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[2]
Box office	$23.3 million[3]

Before Midnight is a 2013 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), it is the third installment in the Before trilogy. The film follows Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy), now a couple, as they spend a summer vacation in Greece with their children.

Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy began developing a third film in 2011, wishing to replicate the nine-year gap between the first two installments. Principal photography began in August 2012, and took place entirely on the Peloponnese coast in Southern Greece, including the Kardamyli home once owned by author Patrick Leigh Fermor. Like its predecessors, Before Midnight has a minimal plot, with considerable screentime devoted to extended conversations between the characters.

Before Midnight premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2013. It began a domestic limited release on May 24, 2013, and went on general release on June 14, 2013. It grossed $23 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the trilogy. It received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its exploration of romance and age, its screenplay, Linklater's direction, and acting performances. The film garnered many accolades and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Delpy.

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