Before Sunrise (1995)

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers (WGA):

Richard Linklater (written by) &
Kim Krizan (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Jump on and live a Eurorail journey you will never forget!

Plot:

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Plot Keywords:

Train | French | American | Love | Europe

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Ethan Hawke	...	Jesse
Julie Delpy	...	Celine
Andrea Eckert	...	Wife on Train
Hanno Pöschl	...	Husband on Train
Karl Bruckschwaiger	...	Guy on Bridge
Tex Rubinowitz	...	Guy on Bridge
Erni Mangold	...	Palm Reader
Dominik Castell	...	Street Poet
Haymon Maria Buttinger	...	Bartender
Harald Waiglein	...	Guitarist in Club
Bilge Jeschim	...	Belly Dancer
Kurti	...	Percussionist
Hans Weingartner	...	Cafe Patron
Liese Lyon	...	Cafe Patron
Peter Ily Huemer	...	Cafe Patron

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | Austria | Switzerland

Language:

English | German | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:10 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Germany:6 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R (No. 33555) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Vienna, Austria

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

When Jesse quotes W.H. Auden's poem, "As I Walked out One Evening", he skips over one stanza about time watching from the shadows, and coughing when you would kiss.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: You can hear people screaming in the roller coaster, but there is no one sitting in it.

Quotes:

Jesse: I'm having kind of an odd situation here, which is that... is... you see that girl over there? Yeah, well, this is our only night together. Here's the problem: The problem is that she wants a bottle of red wine, and I don't have any money. I was thinking that you might want to, um, give me the address of this bar, no, I know... and I would promise to send you the money, and you would make our night complete
Bartender: You would send me the money?
Jesse: Yes.
Bartender: Your hand?
Bartender: Okay. For the greatest night in your life.
Jesse: Thank you very much

Movie Connections:

Featured in Before Sunset (2004)

Soundtrack:

'Andante' from 'Sonata No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1027'

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.