Before Sunrise
Directed by Richard Linklater • 1995 • United States
Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
An exquisitely understated ode to the thrill of romantic possibility, the inaugural installment of THE BEFORE TRILOGY opens with a chance encounter between two solitary young strangers. After they hit it off on a train bound for Vienna, the Paris university student Celine and the scrappy American tourist Jesse impulsively decide to spend a day together before he returns to the U.S. the next morning. As the pair roam the streets of the stately city, Richard Linklater’s tenderly observant gaze captures the uncertainty and intoxication of young love, from the first awkward stirrings of attraction to the hopeful promise that Celine and Jesse make upon their inevitable parting.
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Before Sunrise
Directed by Richard Linklater • 1995 • United States
Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie DelpyAn exquisitely understated ode to the thrill of romantic possibility, the inaugural installment of THE BEFORE TRILOGY opens with a chance encounter between two solitary young strangers. After they hit it off o...
Extras
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Dave Johnson and Rob Stone on the Before Trilogy
In this piece, writers Dave Johnson (“Contemporary Film Directors: Richard Linklater”) and Rob Stone (“The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run”) explore the writer-director’s themes in The Before Trilogy and beyond.
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BEFORE SUNRISE Behind the Scenes
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Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke on the Before Trilogy
This conversation, moderated by critic Kent Jones and featuring writer-director Richard Linklater and writer-actors Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, was recorded in 2016 in New York and Los Angeles.
