Before Sunset (2004)

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers (WGA):

Richard Linklater (screenplay) &
Julie Delpy (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 June 2004 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

What if you had a second chance with the one that got away?

Plot:

It's nine years after Jesse and Celine first met; now, they encounter one another on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.

Plot Keywords:

Book | French | Reading | Love | Train

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Ethan Hawke	...	Jesse
Julie Delpy	...	Celine
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Bookstore Manager
Louise Lemoine Torres	...	Journalist #1
Rodolphe Pauly	...	Journalist #2
Mariane Plasteig	...	Waitress
Diabolo	...	Philippe
Denis Evrard	...	Boat Attendant
Albert Delpy	...	Man at Grill
Marie Pillet	...	Woman in Courtyard

Also Known As:

Before Sunrise 2 (USA) (working title)
If Not Now (USA) (working title)
Untitled Before Sunrise Sequel (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual references.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Spain:13 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:U | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Bern) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R (Approved No. 40593) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)

Trivia:

This film was made 9 years after the first film, which is the length of time between the events in each story.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jesse and Celine walk from the book signing to the cafe, the couple they pass window shopping is wearing different clothes depending on the camera angle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Journalist #1: Do you consider the book to be autobiographical?
Jesse: Uh, well, I mean... isn't everything autobiographical?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

A Waltz For A Night

Pure Delight

Nine years on Celine and Jessie meet in Paris not entirely by destiny or sheer force of circumstance... Nine years ago I loved Before Sunrise so much! And identified with it even though I was far from home not out of choice - and a war of the kind that bothered Celine in Bosnia was going on in my own country... But I was young. I was 24, actually, very romantic and innocent. Now I Know how things work a little better. The world, relationships. But I'm still plunging into causes for their own sake. And I'm still a reasonably normal person. Just like the characters in this film. Paris has never looked simpler in its casual elegance. Dialogue has never seemed more natural. A script never touched real life like this one so effortlessly. I'm in love with these characters - and with the ending... This is how European Cinema used to be - and Hollywood, too for that matter. Naturally real and magical in the details.