The Kierkegaardian Existentialism of the 'Before' Trilogy - Part Two: Before Sunset 

The Original Article: doi.org/10.3366/film.2021.0164
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This three-part series of video essays examines the Kierkegaardian existentialism set in motion by Richard Linklater’s ‘Before’ trilogy. In this video essay, Part Two, I focus on ‘Before Sunset’ and examine the existential evolution the leading couple have undergone since parting ways in Vienna.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:34 The Irony of Before Sunset
References:
• Cross, A. (1997). Neither either no or: The perils of reflexive irony. In A. Hannay & G. D. Marino (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard (pp. 125-153). Cambridge University Press.
• Kierkegaard, S. (1846/2009). Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the Philosophical Crumbs (Alastair Hannay, Trans.). Cambridge University Press.
• Lippitt, J. (2000). Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard’s Thought. Macmillan Press.
• Stone, R. (2018). The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run. Columbia University Press.
Films:
Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater, 1995) amzn.to/38714PW
Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004) amzn.to/3P6cggc
Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, 2013) amzn.to/3FrTRGe
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