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Before Sunrise

An unforeseen encounter aboard a train draws two travelers into an evening of wandering through Vienna. As night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, aware that this may be their only night together.

Director(s)

Hans Weingartner

Peter Ily Huemer

Richard Linklater

Paul Poet

Where to watch

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Cast & Crew

Hanno Pöschl

Hanno Pöschl

Husband on Train

Liese Lyon

Liese Lyon

Cafe Patron

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Céline

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Jesse

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

Man Sleeping on Train (uncredited)

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

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Haymon Maria Buttinger

Haymon Maria Buttinger

Bartender

Erni Mangold

Erni Mangold

Palm Reader

Andrea Eckert

Andrea Eckert

Wife on Train

Karl Bruckschwaiger

Karl Bruckschwaiger

Guy on Bridge

Tex Rubinowitz

Tex Rubinowitz

Guy on Bridge

Dominik Castell

Dominik Castell

Street Poet

Harold Waiglein

Harold Waiglein

Guitarist in Club

Bilge Jeschim

Bilge Jeschim

Belly Dancer

Kurti

Kurti

Percussionist

Hans Weingartner

Hans Weingartner

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Peter Ily Huemer

Peter Ily Huemer

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Otto Reiter

Otto Reiter

Cafe Patron

Hubert Fabian Kulterer

Hubert Fabian Kulterer

Cafe Patron

Branko Andrić 'Andrla'

Branko Andrić 'Andrla'

Cafe Patron

Constanze Schweiger

Constanze Schweiger

Cafe Patron

John Sloss

John Sloss

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Alexandra Seibel

Alexandra Seibel

Cafe Patron

Georg Schöllhammer

Georg Schöllhammer

Cafe Patron

Christian Ankowitsch

Christian Ankowitsch

Cafe Patron

Wilbirg Reiter

Wilbirg Reiter

Cafe Patron

Barbara Klebel

Barbara Klebel

Musician on Boat

Wolfgang Staribacher

Wolfgang Staribacher

Musician on Boat

Wolfgang Glüxam

Wolfgang Glüxam

Harpsichord Player

Paul Poet

Paul Poet

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Details

GenresDrama, Romance
Runtime1h 41 mins
Released on27 Jan 1995
Languageen
Produced InAustria
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Reviews

edward

/10

Box office $ 5.5 million This was the first time I saw a movie that had nothing close to a human antagonist, yet it kept me glued to the screen. Sure I've read a few novels of the kind but surely they weren't "oh I'm glued" stuff. Everybody at least once in their life dreams of something like this and this movie makes it believable. After watching the movie I really thought that Ethan & Julie must have dated 'cause their conversations were just flowing. Definitely a must see.

Filipe Manuel Neto

7/10

**A very simple but very human film, with very good feelings and dialogue.** Contrary to what I like to do, I saw this film after seeing its sequel, “Before Sundown”. It's a very nice story about an American tourist who is enchanted by a French student he meets on the train on the way to Vienna, and invites her to spend some time with him. The rest of the film is an intense dialogue between the two through the streets of the city, as emotions and feelings develop. The best thing this film has to offer is the surprising and intensely credible interpretation of the main actors. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are both young, elegant and seem to make a nice couple (of course, the characters, not the actors). I don't know if I'm the only person to think this way, but it seems like the actors felt what the characters were feeling, to the extent that there was sympathy or mutual understanding between the two professionals, and a chemistry that permeated entirely to us. . Directed and written with great skill by Richard Linklater, the film can summarize the first meetings of many young couples out there, and I have no doubt that there are many people who will easily identify with the two characters. Who has never chatted with someone cute on a train or bus? There are friendships that start like this, and I myself have a similar case in my life: I have a friend that I value very much, who is blind and who I met by chance on the train, helping her to sit down on more than one occasion (we were both regular travelers due to work). It's a very human film, full of feelings, and full of good dialogues.

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Part of the Series

Before Sunset

Before Sunset

2004EN, FR
Before Midnight

Before Midnight

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