Cultural Exchange: Before Sunrise
& The First Date Question That Could Save You a Huge Amount of Time
Cultural Exchange is a feature that aims to connect with The Ampersand community through art. In each edition, I’ll share a piece of culture I adore. It could be a song, album or playlist, a film, TV comedy, drama or stage play. It might be a novel, a poem, a singular piece of visual art or even an entire exhibition. Whatever I choose, I would love for you to share something YOU love in the comments – a slice of culture you think The Ampersand community should definitely check out. Think of it as an ever growing list of recommendations. You may even see some of your suggestions pop up in future editions (with credit to you for your excellent taste, of course!)
In the second edition of Cultural Exchange, I’ve chosen to share my love for a quiet little two-hander that’s almost 30 years old.
Before Sunrise stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as Jessie and Celine, two people travelling around Europe, who have a Brief Encounter style meet-cute on a train and then spend 24 hours together in Vi…