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Rakkautta ennen aamua

Original title: Before Sunrise
  • 19951995
  • SS
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
305K
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Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
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A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
305K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,117
86
  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Richard Linklater
    • Kim Krizan
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Julie Delpy
    • Andrea Eckert
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Richard Linklater
    • Kim Krizan
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Julie Delpy
    • Andrea Eckert
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 591User reviews
    • 158Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #180
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

    Videos3

    Before Sunrise
    Trailer 1:46
    Before Sunrise
    'Before Sunrise' | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:29
    'Before Sunrise' | Anniversary Mashup
    Dates in Movie & TV History: June 16, 1994 - 'Before Sunrise'
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    Dates in Movie & TV History: June 16, 1994 - 'Before Sunrise'

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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
    Ethan Hawke in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
    Richard Linklater in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995)
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    Top cast

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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Jesse
    Julie Delpy
    Julie Delpy
    • Céline
    Andrea Eckert
    • Wife on Train
    Hanno Pöschl
    • Husband on Train
    Karl Bruckschwaiger
    • Guy on Bridge
    Tex Rubinowitz
    • Guy on Bridge
    Erni Mangold
    Erni Mangold
    • Palm Reader
    Dominik Castell
    • Street Poet
    Haymon Maria Buttinger
    Haymon Maria Buttinger
    • Bartender
    Harald Waiglein
    • Guitarist in Club
    Bilge Jeschim
    • Belly Dancer
    Kurti
    • Percussionist
    Hans Weingartner
    Hans Weingartner
    • Cafe Patron
    Liese Lyon
    • Cafe Patron
    Peter Ily Huemer
    • Cafe Patron
    Otto Reiter
    • Cafe Patron
    Hubert Fabian Kulterer
    • Cafe Patron
    Branko Andric
    • Cafe Patron
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writers
      • Richard Linklater
      • Kim Krizan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The idea for the movie came from the backgrounds of both Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan. Linklater spent a night walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he randomly met. Krizan rode around Europe on trains meeting people and on one trip met a Norwegian man on the way to Paris, and ended up walking around the city all night much like Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995). Krizan has never revealed whether or not they had a romance that night and they lost contact.

      Linklater and Amy stayed in touch for a while, until contact was lost and he never heard from her again. It was not until 2010 that Linklater found out that Amy had died in a traffic accident before the release of Rakkautta ennen aamua (1995), the first film in the trilogy. Krizan has never re-connected with the Norwegian man that was her inspiration for the famous night of walking around a European city.
    • Goofs
      Jesse and Celine walk towards the back of the train heading for the dining car. As they enter the dining car, the train is now traveling in the opposite direction, backwards.
    • Quotes

      Celine: Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Miami Rhapsody/Federal Hill/Before Sunrise/A Man of No Importance/Safe Passage (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Dido And Aeneas
      Overture

      Composed by Henry Purcell

      Performed by Academy of the Begynhof, Amsterdam

      Courtesy of Globe-Klass Posthuma Productions

      By Arrangement with Qualiton Imports and Source/Q

    User reviews591

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    10/10
    Love Still Exists.
    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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    • Aug 14, 1998

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    • What are the albums that the Jesse character flips through in the record shop scene?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 1995 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Austria
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Rakkautta Ennen Aamua
    • Filming locations
      • Café Sperl, Gumpendorfer Strasse 11, Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Detour Filmproduction
      • Filmhaus Wien Universa Filmproduktions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,535,405
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,423,537
      • Jan 29, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,987,386
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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