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- 1995
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1995
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Summary A romantic look at the relationship between an American traveler and a French grad student who decide to spend a day together in Vienna.
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Written By: Kim Krizan, Richard Linklater
- 1995
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1995
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Before Sunrise
78
8.6
Where to Watch
Summary A romantic look at the relationship between an American traveler and a French grad student who decide to spend a day together in Vienna.
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Written By: Kim Krizan, Richard Linklater
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
78
83% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
17% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
78
83% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
17% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Before Sunrise is a film that first startles you with its simplicity, then bowls you over with its complexity.
If Linklater goes to a bit of an extreme here, it's in making both characters so intelligent and sincere, so ardent and giving, that they seem a little too good to believe.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 356 User Ratings
8.6
92% Positive
328 Ratings
328 Ratings
5% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
3% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 356 User Ratings
8.6
92% Positive
328 Ratings
328 Ratings
5% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
3% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
This is a great film. This is a great film. This is a great film. This is a great film.
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Just beautiful. Maybe, technically as a movie, it's not that good. But for me, it gives me happiness. It gives maked me smile, it gives me an indescribable feelings that keep telling me that life is going to be fine. Love it!
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The charm -- the midsummer enchantment -- never feels forced; it steals up and wins you. A true romance.
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are attractive stars, but what's most appealing about the picture is the value it puts on sharing ideas and feelings through language.
Before Sunrise is so much like real life - like a documentary with an invisible camera - that I found myself remembering real conversations I had experienced with more or less the same words.
What Mr. Linklater does best here is to come up with conversational gambits that have just the right fancifulness to suit this situation.
Sunrise feels more like an absorbing experiment than a supple success.
I've loved this film ever since I saw it as a young man approaching his 20's. It's a rich film unique only to certain filmmakers, such as Louis Malle with a simple but artistic vibe and insistence on a theatrical presentation of dialogue, character and subtext in the mise-en-scene.
Watching this as part of a trilogy and with an audience, the reaction was sublime, i felt i was among friends at a party, we all laughed throughout and I know I shed a few tears, perhaps at grieving the aching innocence of youth's love that I've lost, maybe at the purity of the characters and the bittersweetness of never seeing someone that you have a connection with ever again. Despite the fact that they did meet again (in Before Sunset), real life rarely gives us this.
It's a passionate and honest film with many hands of the same minds and the same love poured in to it. Every little flourish fleshes out a film brimming with life, perfect male-female observation and a timeless quality to the best meet cute film ever. I have previously rated all films in this series at variable levels but all at once they are, like LOTR trilogy, one perfect 10/10 film.
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This film is just so perfect. Everything works in dialogue and the script were pretty solid. I love their characters. My favorite romantic movie of all time.
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Not corny not cheesy but original, the film’s locations are spot on and the dialogue is enthralling, is it predictable? Yes at times, but the script by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan is thought-provoking, and engaging, make twist and turns when you don’t expect it to be. Linklater and Krizan create these characters that are spellbinding, Hawke and Delpy bring so much elegance into their characters that’s awe-inspiring also beyond spectacular. On his way to Vienna, an American named Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student returning to Paris. After a prolonged conversations a connection starts between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get of the train with him in Vienna and start a journey. Jesse’s flight doesn’t depart till tomorrow, so he has no money for lodging. They wander off in the city sharing experiences with one and another. As the night progresses so does their bond for each other. The performances are a tour de force under the direction Linklater and this is Richard Linklater’s magnum opus. Linklater creates a tremendous atmosphere which the second reason why the film is so perfect, and has the perfect tone to it. As soon as the film ends you can’t get enough of these characters, they're so interesting and irresistible, but after you watch the next one. Grade A+
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This is the most romantic and close to reality love story. Liking and falling for some one, takes a lot of conversation to know the person. The biggest surprise, you never get tired hearing lovers talking about everything in 24hrs.
The idea that I gained form watching this film; when love and compatibility falls into perfect place we doubt it's possibility that it's already happening, and that's when we miss the love really meant for us.
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Although this is not a bad film, the also isn't much to like as it is about a young man and woman who meet on a train and get to know one another. The movie is just a conversation they have and there isn't any more to the plot. If they weren't likeable people, the movie would be a total bust. If you are looking for a video to watch, I'm sure you could do better without having to look to hard.
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Production Company
Castle Rock Entertainment,
Detour Filmproduction,
Filmhaus Wien Universa Filmproduktions,
Sunrise Production,
Columbia Pictures,
Filmhaus Films
Release Date Jan 27, 1995
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating R
Tagline Jump on and live a Eurorail journey you will never forget!
Awards
Awards Circuit Community Awards
• 4 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
