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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.
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    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writers
      • Richard Linklater(screenplay)
      • Julie Delpy(screenplay)
      • Ethan Hawke(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ethan Hawke
      • Julie Delpy
      • Vernon Dobtcheff
    Top credits
    • Director
      • 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
    • 595User reviews
    • 235Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
    Top rated movie #225
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 32 nominations total

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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
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writers
      • Richard Linklater(screenplay) (story) (characters)
      • Julie Delpy(screenplay)
      • Ethan Hawke(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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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)
    • Soundtracks
      An Ocean Apart
      Performed by Julie Delpy

      Composed by Julie Delpy

      Published by Crépuscule France

    User reviews595

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    Top review
    10/10
    The only problem...
    ...is that it ends. This is a fantastic film. It joins the handful of movies where I think I liked the sequel even more than the original, although I liked 'Before Sunrise' as well. Where Sunrise captured the immediacy and urgency of perfect youthful love, Sunset reflects beautifully on the aftermath of that perfection. I remember a line that says "nothing that is complete breathes", and I think that is what we see in this film. A perfect connection with another human is a blessing and a curse; having experienced perfection a part of us stops breathing, unable or unwilling to mar the perfection of that memory.

    The dialogue is amazing, the acting is spot-on; this is a great film. In some ways it felt more like reading a great novel than watching a movie, in that I really felt like I knew the characters and was sad the movie had to end. Kind of like saying goodbye to an old friend. If you are an action movie kind of person, skip this flick because it will bore you to tears. If, on the other hand, you like good dialogue, well formed characters, and aren't quite jaded enough to have given up completely on the idea of true love, don't miss this film.
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    • Dec 13, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Before Sunrise 2
    • Filming locations
      • Seine River, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Detour Filmproduction
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,820,649
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $219,425
      • Jul 4, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,849,759
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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