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Before Sunrise (1995) -- A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Richard Linklater (written by) &
Kim Krizan (written by)
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Release Date:
27 January 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Jump on and live a Eurorail journey you will never forget! more
Plot:
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Love Still Exists. more (275 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ethan Hawke ... Jesse

Julie Delpy ... Celine
Andrea Eckert ... Wife on Train
Hanno Pöschl ... Husband on Train
Karl Bruckschwaiger ... Guy on Bridge
Tex Rubinowitz ... Guy on Bridge
Erni Mangold ... Palm Reader
Dominik Castell ... Street Poet
Haymon Maria Buttinger ... Bartender
Harald Waiglein ... Guitarist in Club
Bilge Jeschim ... Belly Dancer
Kurti ... Percussionist
Hans Weingartner ... Cafe Patron
Liese Lyon ... Cafe Patron
Peter Ily Huemer ... Cafe Patron
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some strong language.
Runtime:
105 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Jesse quotes W.H. Auden's poem, "As I Walked out One Evening", he skips over one stanza about time watching from the shadows, and coughing when you would kiss. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In Vienna, Jesse talks about his obsessive relationship with "Miss July, 1978" of Playboy magazine, then asks Celine if she knows Crystal. Playboy's Miss July 1978 was actually Karen Morton, cousin of 1970s model Elaine Morton. more
Quotes:
Celine: I had worked for this old man and once he told me that he had spent his whole life thinking about his career and his work. And he was fifty-two and it suddenly struck him that he had never really given anything of himself. His life was for no one and nothing. He was almost crying saying that. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Before Sunset (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Yakety Sax more

FAQ

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153 out of 169 people found the following comment useful.
Love Still Exists., 14 August 1998
10/10
Author: Sickfrog from Norfolk, VA

This has to be one of the most sincere and touching boy-meets-girl movies ever made. While "Rebel Without a Cause" and "Say Anything" deliver nice portrayals, this movies strips down useless subplots and Hollywood divergences. This movie focuses purely on watching the budding of a beautiful romance. You never doubt for a second that the film will lead towards the romantic pairing of these two people. You almost immediately sense the synergy and the chemistry between Jesse and Celine, and it is simply pure joy to watch them find it. This movie is mostly all dialogue -based. But, every conversation between these too is greatly intriguing. What makes this pairing so romantic is how real it is. How in all that conversation, while often having no real bearing on anything critical, you can sense the nuances as these two become more fond and trusting of each other. This is exactly they way you would dream that you meet that special someone. And what makes it so true is that it is not even too fantastic to believe. This could be what would happen if you had been confident enough to strike up a conversation with that person you noticed somewhere random. And what puts the icing on this film is the magnificent backdrop of Vienna in which this film takes place. It just adds to the feeling of romantic nirvana that the film suggests. And no matter how many times I watch this film, I don't think I will ever tire of that.

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