Setting In Jesse Wallace's Before Sunset

The story of Before Sunset took place in France, Paris. The story begins in the bookstore in Paris. The actor named Jesse Wallace in the storying was promoting his bestselling book. While Jesse was answering the questions tossed to him by the reporters we can see the structure of the book store frame by frame. The whole book store is like a storage place, extremely narrow and compacted with books. The shelves are close to one and another. The space between book shelves can only fit through one person at a time. From here we can make reasonable guesses of Paris is a crowded city compare to American cities. Then Jesse met with the main actress Celine and they greet to each other and decided to move to a coffee shop not far from the book store …show more content…
While they are waiting for their order, there are a guy smoking in the background and like it is his house. The guy shown the relaxation and satisfaction while being in the coffee shop enjoying his coffee. The smoke and Paris are mostly related in a way of relaxation and intimate relationship between people and the city. This phenomenon also being expressed in Cities and Cinema “Then a shot/reverse shot shows him standing on the balcony, relaxed and smoking as the camera zooms in, and when the camera returns to the street, the voice-over tells his story, the repeated shot/reverse shots having established his intimate relationship with Paris.”(Mennel) The coffee shop are also a bit crowded, but not as much as the book store. Which also emphasized how crowded Paris is. After they finished their coffee they took a walk in the park while waiting for Jesse’s driver. The park is located right in the city, it seems like the park was gated and being taken care of. Along with the path in the park, there are metal benches which provide resting area for the people who are walking through the park. In the park Jesse and Celine talk about their memories when they met nine years ago. Part of the conversation being sexual relationship at the evening they spent together in Vienna. The city of Paris direct them into romance and sexual desire feeling which correspond to