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  • Before Sunrise
  • Opened January 27, 1995 | Runtime:1 hr. 41 min.
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • 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 Read More
  • Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
  • Director: Richard Linklater
  • Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Romance

Before Sunrise Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    LIKE SOLAR MAGNETIC POETRY

    Aboard a train for vienna, Jesse and Celine, have no thought of when the day will dawn upon the prime of their lives. Their hearts beating on clashing impulses. Hers , humble but shrouding her present existence. His, a rivalry with self worth, marred by rejection. They glance at their books and at the fading scenery,both knowing little that a couple's argument would soon hasten them into the sunrise of life, when past failure and heartache;present feelings and risks, and the certainty of death, someday, lighten the path along their journey together
    through the streets of vienna - like dust from different stars, joined, getting to know each other through the night. The following day when they go their own way, they're still shrouded in the manifestation they have experienced , a contentness looming over them,yet both eager to return in a short time to be together, not forseeing the eclipse of misfortune, nor that life beneath the sun is a harpischord accompanied by a sad violin.

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    BEFORE SUNRISE

    Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpi give totally believable and winning performances in this remarkably old fashioned tale of spur of the moment romance given a modern uplift when two souls at a crossroads in their lives decide to share an unscheduled day & night in Vienna after casually meeting on a train in Europe. Gorgeous cinematography enhances this bittersweet story of lost chances and destiny as the couple glides moment to moment with some really fascinating ruminations on life and love. Very little in the way of plot but the characterizations are incredibly well-wrought and almost hypnotic from first frame to fade out.

Before Sunrise Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    It's a lovely and wistful celebration of youth, time and moments of connection...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    If Linklater goes to a bit of an extreme here, it's in making both characters...

  • 89
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    Watching and listening to these two is a charming experience; their...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Hal Hinson

    Though Linklater allows the movie to wander, he never allows the pace to...

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