Before Sunrise
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.
Critics Sentiment
Empty Vienna locations shown in lonely morning light
Jesse and Celine engage in philosophical discussions
The film dips during the heavy philosophical dialogue sections but soars with the poetic daylight epilogue showing empty locations.
Before Sunrise maintains consistently high sentiment throughout, with reviewers praising the chemistry between leads and romantic Vienna setting. The dialogue-heavy middle sections created some division among critics, but the film peaks with its universally acclaimed poetic ending. Overall, critics found it a refreshing, intelligent romance that avoids Hollywood clichés.
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Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Julie Delpy
Céline
Andrea Eckert
Wife on Train
Hanno Pöschl
Husband on Train
Karl Bruckschwaiger
Guy on Bridge
Tex Rubinowitz
Guy on Bridge
Erni Mangold
Palm Reader
Dominik Castell
Street Poet
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Bartender
Harold Waiglein
Guitarist in Club
Bilge Jeschim
Belly Dancer
Kurti
Percussionist
Hans Weingartner
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Liese Lyon
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Peter Ily Huemer
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Otto Reiter
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Hubert Fabian Kulterer
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Branko Andrić 'Andrla'
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Constanze Schweiger
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John Sloss
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