I've just seen the film and despite being male and 38 I feel like Roberta Flack must have felt when she penned 'Killing me Softly' after hearing Don McLean sing 'Vincent' in concert this is - once again - just so close to what it's all about.
For all of you in the same position, fear not Linklater, Hawke and Delphy (for it has surely been a joint effort and labour of love for all three) have done us and themselves proud. I'd been longing to see this one as I'd always thought 'Before Sunrise' was one of the most honest, most real films I'd ever seen, but at the same time I held off seeing the sequel from fear of disappointment. It wasn't until 2010, before Linklater started production on the second sequel, Before Midnight (2013), that a friend of Amy, who knew about their story, contacted Linklater to tell him that Amy had died in a motorcycle accident on May 9, 1994, at the age of 24, a few weeks before he started shooting Before Sunrise (1995). When "Before Sunset" was released, she did not show up either. Like Jesse in "Before Sunset", Linklater was secretly hoping that Amy had heard of the movie, and would show up at the premiere, but she did not.
In 1994, Linklater shot Before Sunrise (1995), based on his night with Amy. Though they initially stayed in touch over the telephone, they lost contact eventually. He had once spent a night walking and talking around Philadelphia with a woman called Amy in 1989. Like Before Sunrise (1995), this is based on events in director Richard Linklater's own life. In the movie, Jesse ( Ethan Hawke) confesses to Celine ( Julie Delpy) that he wrote a book about their meeting 9 years before, partially in the hope that she would read it and re-establish contact with him.
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