This 101 minute feature film is a DVD starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.
Director Richard Linklater continues his streak of films that take place over the course of one day (after SLACKER and DAZED AND CONFUSED) with this romantic tale of two twenty-somethings who meet each other on a train headed to Vienna. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is a self-involved American with a Eurorail pass, and Celine (Julie Delpy) is a beautiful French student who is headed back to Paris. After spending time getting to know each other in the lounge car, Jesse takes the plunge and asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, since his plane doesn't leave for the States until the next morning. She consents, and the couple spends the next 24 hours walking the gorgeous streets of Vienna, becoming even closer as they share stories from their pasts and hopes for their futures.
Linklater and Kim Krizan's script unfolds at a leisurely pace, giving the characters' bond time to develop more deeply and much more genuinely than in other films of this genre. By the time their rendezvous has ended, their realization--that this wasn't simply a one-night fling--triggers them into making a bold declaration. Hawke and Delpy's attractive presences combine with a lush background to produce a romance that is genuine and lasting.
When a young American (Ethan Hawke) traveling through Europe by train meets a beautiful French student (Julie Delpy), he convinces her to spend the day with him in Vienna so the two can get to know each other better. They spend their day exploring the city and before they know it, they find themselves falling in love. Richard Linklater's romantic daydream is a warm and witty comedy that uses the beautiful streets of Vienna as a perfect backdrop for the characters' youthful, budding romance.
Released theatrically on January 27, 1995.
BEFORE SUNRISE was filmed on location in Vienna, Austria.
The film was co-produced by Detour Filmproduction, Richard Linklater's production company.
Before Sunrise Reviews:
"...Touchingly tender..."
-- Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
"...[Linklater] is working without a net here....[BEFORE SUNRISE] render[s] visible the magical air pocket of intimacy..." -- Rating: A-
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...A lovely, rather risky concept....Delpy's Celine is a beautiful creation..."
-- Todd McCarthy, Variety
"...An intoxicatingly romantic idea....BEFORE SUNRISE taps into something universal..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times
"...Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy both respond to the looseness of Linklater's approach with their most engaging performances to date..."
-- John Wrathall, Sight and Sound
"...[Linklater] captures the thrill of chance encounters....A romantic comedy about the erotic appeal of nationality..."-- Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
"...[The film is] about two nice kids, literate, sensitive, tentative, intoxicated by the fact that their lives stretch out before them, filled with mystery and hope, and maybe love....It is an ideal film for teenagers..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...Finally, a date movie that gets it right....A sharp, sexy, funny romance with a radical core of intelligence that catches the fever and fleetingness of love..."
-- Bill Travers, Rolling Stone
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
It's a great movie It's a movie you must see.The conversations between these two people really make you think.They really did a good job in this movie.I love this movie.It's my favorite one. Submitted by a reviewer (Taipei, Taiwan) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Little known treasure!!! Amazing dialogue. I love movies, so i'm amazed that I didn't know about this movie until a couple years ago. After I saw it, I couldn't rest until I found the sequel. If you like really good movies; watch this film. It doesn't have or need all distrations and fluff of big budget films. This is by far the best Ethan Hawke film. Submitted by lfisher022 (southfield, michigan) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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Region 1 Snap Case Full Frame - 1.33 Letterbox - 1.85 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital Surround - English Dolby Digital Surround - French Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
It's a great movie
Little known treasure!!!
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