Before Sunrise
Directed by Richard LinklaterAn unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
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- Kevin WardJuly 3, 2025I watched this the next morning after watching Before Sunrise. As I mentioned in that review, I wish I had let it settle a but before taking on the next two installments. When this film starts, I thought for sure that I was being set up for a dramatic final reveal as to who showed up at their original scheduled rendezvous and who didn’t. That notion is wiped away almost immediately though and instead with we follow Jesse and Céline processing their regret and pondering their own what if’s. How real are our memories of our past loves and lovers? What if their memories don’t line up with our own. Though I was at first disappointed in the way Before Sunrise somewhat undercuts the open-ended ending of the first film, I think it makes perfect sense in this exploration of romanticism vs pragmatism. Hawke and Delpy effortlessly reprise their roles; and again the uninterrupted long takes and naturalistic dialogue just completely invests you from start to finish. I’m not as big a fan of the ending here. While technically open ended again, I think Linklater is much more clear with his intentions on what happens next.
- Kevin McCormackOctober 26, 2025Beautiful film, the Screen play was well written and attractively performed, from beginning to end. Lovely Story.
- Ray HopkinSeptember 1, 2025A very beautiful, slow moving, romantic movie, with two leads who make you feel so comfortable watching them. A brilliant movie.
Before Sunrise Trivia
Before Sunrise was released on January 27, 1995.
Before Sunrise was directed by Richard Linklater.
Before Sunrise has a runtime of 1 hr 41 min.
Before Sunrise was produced by Anne Walker-McBay.
The key characters in Before Sunrise are Jesse (Ethan Hawke), Céline (Julie Delpy), Wife on Train (Andrea Eckert).
Before Sunrise is rated R.
Before Sunrise is a Drama, Romance, Comedy film.
Before Sunrise has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.