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“No matter how in love you were at 20, no matter how beautiful it was at 30, no matter how conficted you were at 40: you are going to die. This is the sad reality for all of us. It is revolting, it is upsetting, it is wrong, it is unfair. But it is the human condition.” Julie Delpy, actor and screenwriter of the Before trilogy Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight Richard Linklater’s celebrated Before trilogy chronicles the love of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) who frst meet up in Before Sunrise, later recon- nect in Before Sunset and fnally experience a fall-out in Before Midnight. Not only do these flms present storylines and dilemmas that invite philosophical discussion, but philosophical discussion itself is at the very heart of the trilogy. This book, containing specially commissioned chapters by a roster of inter- national contributors, explores the many philosophical themes that feature so vividly in the interactions between Céline and Jesse, including: • the nature of love, romanticism and marriage • the passage and experience of time • the meaning of life • the art of conversation • the narrative self • gender • death Including an interview with Julie Delpy in which she discusses her involvement in the flms and the importance of studying philosophy, Before Sunrise. Before Sunset. Before Midnight: A Philosophical Exploration is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy, aesthetics, gender studies, and flm studies. Hans Maes is Senior Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Art at the University of Kent, UK, and the author of Conversations on Art and Aesthetics (2017). Katrien Schaubroeck is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and the author of The Normativity of What We Care About (2013). Philosophers on Film In recent years, the use of flm in teaching and doing philosophy has moved to centre stage. Film is increasingly used to introduce key topics and problems in philosophy, from ethics and aesthetics to epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. It is also acknowledged that some flms raise important philosophical questions of their own. Yet until now, dependable resources for teachers and students of philosophy using flm have remained very limited. Philosophers on Film answers this growing need and is the frst series of its kind. Each volume assembles a team of international contributors to explore a single flm in depth, making the series ideal for classroom use. Beginning with an introduction by the editor, each specially-commissioned chapter will discuss a key aspect of the flm in question. Philosophers on Film is an ideal series for students studying philosophy and flm, aes- thetics, and ethics and anyone interested in the philosophical dimensions of cinema. Also available: Talk to Her Edited by A. W. Eaton Thin Red Line Edited by David Davies Memento Edited by Andrew Kania Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Edited by Christopher Grau Fight Club Edited by Thomas E. Wartenberg Vertigo Edited by Katalin Makkai Mulholland Drive Edited by Zina Giannopoulou Blade Runner Edited by Amy Coplan Blade Runner 2049 A Philosophical Exploration Edited by Timothy Shanahan and Paul Smart Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight A Philosophical Exploration Edited by Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge.com/ Philosophers-on-Film/book-series/PHILFILM Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight A Philosophical Exploration Edited by Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck First published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 selection and editorial matter Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Hans Maes and Katrien Schaubroeck to be identified as the author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record has been requested for this book ISBN: 978-0-367-20438-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-20439-6 (pbk) ISBN: 978-0-429-26147-3 (ebk) Typeset in Joanna MT Std by codeMantra To Ida and Ingmar ‘Later.’ “What breaks in daybreak? Is it the night? Is it the sun, cracked in two by the horizon like an egg, spilling out light?” — Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood “You think all existence lapses in as quiet a fow as that in which your youth has hitherto slid away. Floating on with closed eyes and muffed ears, you neither see the rocks bristling not far off in the bed of the food, nor hear the breakers boil at their base. But I tell you—and you may mark my words—you will come some day to a craggy pass in the channel, where the whole of life’s stream will be broken up into whirl and tumult, foam and noise: either you will be dashed to atoms on crag points, or lifted up and borne on by some master-wave into a calmer current—as I am now.” — Charlotte Brönte, Jane Eyre “It seems to me now that the plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don’t need to be a heroin addict or a perform- ance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.” — Nick Hornby, How to Be Good
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