Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise (1995) is a film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater and Kim Krizan.

The movie follows Jesse, a young American on his way to Vienna to catch a flight back home after a traumatic break-up, and Celine, a young French woman traveling back to Paris to attend school at La Sorbonne after having visited her grandmother in Budapest. They meet on a train and after talking for a while, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him at Vienna so they can spend more time together.

The plot is best described as minimalist, since aside from walking and talking, not much happens. The two characters' ideas, perspectives on life, love, reincarnation, etc. are detailed and thought out. Jesse is a romantic disguised as a cynic, and Celine seemingly a romantic though with some doubts. Taking place over the course of one night, their limited time together is always on their minds, and leads to their revealing more about themselves than they normally would, since both believe they will never see one another again.

The idea for this movie originally came from director Linklater, who shared a similar experience with a woman named Amy: They spent a whole night talking as they roamed the streets of Philadelphia.

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Before Sunrise received high critical praise at the time of its release. The film has received a rare perfect 100% rating of positive reviews on Rottentomatoes.com ^*.

In 2004, Before Sunset, a long awaited sequel, was released to equally positive reviews, with Rottentomatoes.com logging a 94% "Fresh" rating ^*.

Influential e-critic James Berardinelli has cited the film as "the best romance of all time" ^*.

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1995 films | Cult films | Romance films | Films directed by Richard Linklater

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