Before Midnight

Before Midnight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Linklater
Written byRichard Linklater
Ethan Hawke
Julie Delpy
Based onCharacters
by Richard Linklater
and Kim Krizan
Produced byRichard Linklater
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Sara Woodhatch
StarringEthan Hawke
Julie Delpy
CinematographyChristos Voudouris
Edited bySandra Adair
Music byGraham Reynolds
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20) (Sundance)
  • May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
Greece
LanguageEnglish
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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  1. ^ "BEFORE MIDNIGHT (15)". Sony Pictures Releasing. British Board of Film Classification. May 23, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (May 24, 2013). "Richard Linklater finishes trilogy with 'Before Midnight'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Before Midnight". The Numbers. Retrieved January 20, 2013.