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Before Sunrise
On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student returning to Paris and they soon wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
18 October 1957, Vienna, Austria
5 December 1961, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
2 July 1949, Vienna, Austria
1956, Detroit, Michigan, USA
2 November 1970, Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
25 October 1970, Santa Monica, California, USA
30 July 1960, Houston, Texas, USA
1953
September 10, 2012
The combination of optimism, tragedy, and the fuzzy warmth of new love is absolutely flawless.
May 28, 2013
Two strangers quickly fall in love, discuss big ideas.
April 29, 2006
Inspired by Godard's lyrical film-essays, Linklater revisits his unreleased debut (also set on a train), while paying tribute to Rohmer's cerebral moral fables. Though narrower in scope, this film is more mature and generous than previous efforts.
February 09, 2007
Acting tour de force that feels exceptionally real
April 29, 2009
A thought-provoking, likable, entertaining, beautiful, and well-acted piece of romance...
July 22, 2013
Undoubtedly one of the most romantic movies of all time...
June 16, 2006
Hawke and Delpy keep the tone not only afloat but mesmerizing. So natural are their performances that it seems impossible not to believe they truly are soulmates who are locked in a doomed, all-too-short affair.
May 28, 2013
...a bittersweet celebration of romantic frisson - the notion that our most precious moments of connection are often the fleeting ones.
April 08, 2013
Linklater captures romance at the sunset of gadget-free existence ... holy moments when no gadget or lens comes between us and our immediate company and surroundings.
April 20, 2015
There's a vulnerable undercurrent beneath this film, one that beats and throbs with the stolen looks, brief touches and romantic under-the-stars kisses.
August 16, 2009
Linklater hasn't just crafted a detached portrait of a unique couple: he's painting a masterful examination of human nature, of that relationship we all want, but too often sadly see slip away.