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Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

Drama · Romance · 1995

An 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.

Movie details

Before Sunrise

“Can the greatest romance of your life last only one night?”

1995 Drama · Romance 1h 41m

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TMDB

8.0 / 10

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An 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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Richard Linklater

Written by

Kim Krizan · Richard Linklater

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Jesse

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Céline

Andrea Eckert

Andrea Eckert

Wife on Train

Hanno Pöschl

Hanno Pöschl

Husband on Train

Karl Bruckschwaiger

Karl Bruckschwaiger

Guy on Bridge

Tex Rubinowitz

Tex Rubinowitz

Guy on Bridge

Erni Mangold

Erni Mangold

Palm Reader

Court is in session

Put Before Sunrise on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.