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Before Sunset

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 20m
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Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
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Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
IMDb RATING
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268K
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POPULARITY
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169
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Richard Linklater(screenplay)
    • Julie Delpy(screenplay)
    • Ethan Hawke(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Julie Delpy
    • Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writers
    • Richard Linklater(screenplay)
    • Julie Delpy(screenplay)
    • Ethan Hawke(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Julie Delpy
    • Vernon Dobtcheff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 600User reviews
    • 234Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #221
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
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    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)
    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)

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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Jesse
    Julie Delpy
    Julie Delpy
    • Celine
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Bookstore Manager
    Louise Lemoine Torrès
    Louise Lemoine Torrès
    • Journalist #1
    • (as Louise Lemoine Torres)
    Rodolphe Pauly
    • Journalist #2
    Mariane Plasteig
    • Waitress
    Diabolo
    • Philippe
    Denis Evrard
    • Boat Attendant
    Albert Delpy
    Albert Delpy
    • Man at Grill
    Marie Pillet
    • Woman in Courtyard
      • Richard Linklater
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      • Richard Linklater(screenplay) (story) (characters)
      • Julie Delpy(screenplay)
      • Ethan Hawke(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In the movie, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) confesses to Celine (Julie Delpy) that he wrote a book about their meeting 9 years before, partially in the hope that she would read it and re-establish contact with him. Like Before Sunrise (1995), this is based on events in director Richard Linklater's own life. He had once spent a night walking and talking around Philadelphia with a woman called Amy in 1989. Though they initially stayed in touch over the telephone, they lost contact eventually. In 1994, Linklater shot Before Sunrise (1995), based on his night with Amy. Like Jesse in "Before Sunset", Linklater was secretly hoping that Amy had heard of the movie, and would show up at the premiere, but she did not. When "Before Sunset" was released, she did not show up either. It wasn't until 2010, before Linklater started production on the second sequel, Before Midnight (2013), that a friend of Amy, who knew about their story, contacted Linklater to tell him that Amy had died in a motorcycle accident on May 9, 1994, at the age of 24, a few weeks before he started shooting Before Sunrise (1995).
    • Goofs
      While walking in a park, an extra passes Jesse and Celine. When the camera angle moves to their front, he passes about 10 seconds later.
    • Quotes

      Celine: You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Spider-Man 2/Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy/White Chicks/De-Lovely/Before Sunset (2004)
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      An Ocean Apart
      Performed by Julie Delpy

      Composed by Julie Delpy

      Published by Crépuscule France

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    'Baby, you are gonna miss that plane...I know'
    Very few films can match up to the original first movies. 'Before Sunset' is one such. This time Linklater has co-written the screenplay with Hawke and Delpy. Jesse and Celine reunite after nine years. Things haven't turned out the way they had expected but here's a chance. 'Before Sunset' follows pretty much the same style as 'Before Sunrise'. This one too is very much a conversational piece. Here the score is used to a minimal. During the end we hear some songs including Julie Delpy's beautiful 'My Waltz'. The cinematography consists of more long shots than in the first movie. The film has a very mature feel to it. Of course Jesse and Celine are a lot more mature today and less idealistic than they were nine years ago. Linklater beautifully captures the love between these two characters as he walks us through the streets of Paris. Here too the dialogues are just as magical as in the first movie except that this time there's a melancholy about the things that could have been, the years that they could have been together. Both Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are terrific as ever and they deserve additional praise for the writing and Ms. Delpy for her singing. Overall, 'Before Sunset' has everything that made 'Before Sunrise' a phenomenal movie experience.
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      • July 30, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
      • France
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      • Seine River, Paris, France
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      • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Detour Filmproduction
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
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