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Before Sunrise

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
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8.1/10
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Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (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
299K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,078
152
  • 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
    • 574User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #186
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)
    Ethan Hawke in Before Sunrise (1995)
    Richard Linklater in Before Sunrise (1995)
    Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, and Richard Linklater in Before Sunrise (1995)
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    Ethan Hawke in Before Sunrise (1995)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise (1995)
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    Top cast

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

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    American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? —randywong70@comcast.net
    • conversations
    • train
    • tourist
    • kiss
    • eurail pass
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Jump on and live a Eurorail journey you will never forget!
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some strong language
    • Parents guide

    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 Before Sunrise (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 Before Sunrise (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 are said to come from Budapest to Vienna, but in the train scene, there are forest and hills to be seen outside the window all the time. But there is no such landscape along the railway between Budapest and Vienna. In fact, the landscape looks more like the railway line west of Vienna, in the direction of Salzburg. This suggests that the movie was rather filmed there.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in At 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 reviews574

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    Top review
    9/10
    Casablanca for the 1990's - pure cinematic gold
    Before Sunrise is romance for the slacker generation. Richard Linklater's romantic drama is an offbeat telling of a dream come true for most people. The film depicts romance in all it's glory, but without any of the pitfalls that befall most couples; and in short the film is about two people that have a relationship that's as close to perfection as relationships will ever come to - with just one problem, the problem of time. While most relationships wind down with time, this one keeps going strong throughout and time itself is the only thing that wears out. Before Sunrise is certainly not the typical sentimental 'Hollywood romance', which is another aspect that puts this film leagues ahead of the pretenders. The story follows two people, Jesse; an American and Celine; a French girl that meet on a train into Vienna. They instantly connect, and after telling her his awful idea for a television show and almost getting off the train, Jesse asks Celine to join him for the day in the picturesque city of Vienna...

    Before Sunrise works principally for two reasons - realistic acting and an immense script that builds the characters through their thoughts and feelings and thus allows us to get to know them as we do the people in real life. This allows the characters to be free, and it's easy to believe that these are real people and not just actors working from a script. This also allows us to feel for the characters for who they are, and not merely because they're the protagonists. This kind of realism is hard to capture as, at the end of the day, we as the audience know that they're watching a film and not observing real life; but Before Sunrise represents one of the truest to life exhibitions of realism ever to be seen on screen. A truly great script cannot work on it's own, and needs great actors to deliver it to an extent that does it justice, and although I'm not a fan of either Julie Deply or Ethan Hawke; on viewing this film, there is nothing you can do but give them both respect. I don't know whether they were in character or just playing themselves, but when a film is this good; it hardly matters.

    In a film like this, it is the writing that's the most important thing, and contained within the script are several observations about life, most of which I personally could relate to. This represents what Richard Linklater has achieved with this script as not only does it create and build the characters, but it also manages to expose what true love is, along with several other aspects of life. The fact that not all the anecdotes are relatable to me personally again represents the brilliance of writing. Everyone is different, and so different parts of the script will appeal to different people. There could be certain aspects about one person that one person loves and another hates; and that's the case with the musings in this script. Adding to the beauty of the film is the city of Vienna. The city itself isn't really important to the film as this is a story that could have taken place just about anywhere - but it makes for some lovely visuals and the upbeat, energetic romance that blossoms throughout the movie is matched by the beauty of the location.

    Before Sunrise is simultaneously beautiful and captivating. Richard Linklater has created something that is rare in the world of cinema; a film that captures the beauty of life without ever going over the top or being overly sentimental. Before Sunrise is what it is. And what it is, is pure cinematic brilliance.
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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
      • January 27, 1995 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Austria
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Antes del amanecer
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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

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