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The Before trilogy consists of three films that rely on dialogue and chemistry between the main characters, Jesse and Céline. The trilogy was directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke. The films follow Jesse and Céline's love story, with each movie taking place nine years apart. The order to watch them is Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight.

The Before trilogy spans many years in both the real world and the fictional setting of the film franchise. The series begins with two characters — Jesse and Céline — meeting during a chance encounter on a train and falling in love over the course of one night. The other two movies continue their complicated love story, but despite their intricate history, all three features are considered minimalist in regard to their storytelling techniques. The narrative primarily relies on the dialogue and chemistry between the two main characters,...

Eric Pleskow, who was a key management player in United Artists and Orion Pictures over a 30-year period and was involved in the production of 14 Oscar best-picture winners, including “West Side Story,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Platoon” and “The Silence of the Lambs,” died on Tuesday. He was 95.

The Vienna International Film Festival annouced his death.

“His death is a great loss for all of us,” the festival said in a statement. “Eric had a fulfilled and long life and we appreciated him as a longtime friend and companion of our festival. As president and patron of the Viennale, he has always carried us with his humor and foresight.”

The Viennese-born executive rose through the ranks at UA under Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin and eventually became president and CEO at Orion Pictures, a motion picture company formed by Pleskow, Krim,...