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Before Sunrise

Play trailer 1:39 Poster for Before Sunrise R Released Jan 27, 1995 1h 41m Romance Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. departs the next morning and he has no money for lodging, they wander the city together, taking in the experiences of Vienna and each other. As the night progresses, their bond makes separating in the morning a difficult choice.
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Thought-provoking and beautifully filmed, Before Sunrise is an intelligent, unabashedly romantic look at modern love, led by marvelously natural performances from Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

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Anthony Lane The New Yorker The charm—the midsummer enchantment—never feels forced; it steals up and wins you. A true romance. Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: A- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Agreeably alluring. Rated: B+ May 3, 2005 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are incredible in this film. The chemistry they have in palpable and the energy is always flowing... Rated: A+ Aug 20, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Utterly charming. Rated: 3/4 Mar 19, 2024 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine One of the truly great American films of the 1990s. Rated: 10/10 Dec 5, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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David Q 长话短说,反正我写了许多东西,这部电影不仅仅是一部爱情片他还教导我们为人处世之法,男女之间的矛盾与深思,体现了当下年轻对于人生何去何从的迷茫,与世俗给年轻人带来的枷锁,与自我为了某些意义去给自己套上的枷锁,探讨了关于自我束缚与自我突破等话题到,深入到生命观,人生观,时间观,成人为何就一定必须是理性的,有作为抉择的,为何又不能像孩童一样烂漫天真,不顾一切不计一切去爱,反正有蛮多可以说的但我实在懒得说了也没说全但是真的好好看啊啊啊啊 我蛮喜欢去观察那些远不是主角或配角的群演,把自己带入到他们身上在意他们的视角去看待主角在他们眼中大概是个什么样的人,然后看着这一个个鲜活的生命我会去幻想着他们在这部故事里有着怎样不凡的人生 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review William B One of the best Ethan Hawke's performances. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Birithivy Y Before Sunrise - 10/10. I wanted to focus on the incredible love story that is Before Sunrise. Richard Linklater found a special energy and aura when creating this masterpiece. There is something so beautiful and honest with this film. I can't explain it, and neither can anyone whose ever watched this film. Its something that can only be felt by people that have ever felt some sort of love in their life. Taking place in the beautiful city of Vienna, the story revolves around a chance meeting between two people on a train. As they get off and decide to spend a day together, they embark on a life changing meeting, falling in love so deeply that it affects their souls with purity. Romance is so hard to capture, and this film really found an element of love that many of the best romance films aren't able to achieve. It really lies upon the performances of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Their energetic and poetic portrayals of love is what makes this film so special. You can feel the love of the characters. The subtle acting cues they give, the way they translate the incredible dialogue written onto the screen, the way they seem to float in the airy magic of the love in the film is what makes this film top tier romance film. I also loved how this film literally has no background score. Sometimes you don't need music to make you feel what you see on screen. Its just something intuitive when watching this film. You have no reason to check your time, and thats the brilliance of Linklater and how he directed the film. Its like hanging with two people, and seeing where they go and say. Its literally a movie you need to see before you die, and its a film that definitely makes you feel love wholeheartedly. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Hao Ian L If anything, it's more of a slow-burn, dialogue-driven film than it is the everyday romance, with undeniable chemistry between Hawke and Delpy, delivering clever and naturalistic dialogue set in a romantic and beautifully filmed backdrop that is Vienna. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Mason M An absolutely beautiful film that proves how Richard Linklater is the master of the movie about nothing. The dialogue is extremely well written and engaging, the two leads do great, and it's well photographed. Before Sunrise has a magical atmosphere to it and is an amazing film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Lívia P D Sofisticado e confortável. Um romance leve, e que mostra a verdadeira beleza do amor. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. departs the next morning and he has no money for lodging, they wander the city together, taking in the experiences of Vienna and each other. As the night progresses, their bond makes separating in the morning a difficult choice.
Director
Richard Linklater
Producer
Anne Walker-McBay
Screenwriter
Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Production Co
Detour Filmproduction, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 27, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 3, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.7M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround
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