Before Sunrise | 
| Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Poeschl, Karl Bruckschwaiger
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
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Rating:  215 reviews
Sales Rank: 1105
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: WARDC2531D
ISBN: 0780625994
UPC: 005393925312
EAN: 9780780625990
ASIN: B00002E224
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 1995
Release Date: November 30, 1999
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This romantic, witty, and ultimately poignant glimpse at two strangers (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) who share thoughts, affections, and past experiences during one 14-hour tryst in Vienna somehow remains writer/director Richard Linklater's (Dazed and Confused, Slacker) most overlooked gem. Delpy, a stunning, low-key Parisian, meets the stammering American Hawke, as the two share a Eurorail seat--she's starting school in Paris, he's finishing a vacation. Their mutual attraction leads to an awkward meeting (beautifully played by each performer), and Hawke suggests that Delpy spend his remaining 14 hours in Vienna with him. Typically, this skeleton is as much plot as Linklater provides; as usual, he's more interested in concentrating his talents on observing the casual, playful conversations between his leads. His tight time frame allows the characters to say anything to one another, and topics ranging from politics to past romances to fears of the future flow with subtle finesse. The short time frame is also cruel, however, because beneath this love affair lies the painful reality that the two most likely will never see each other again and will be left only with memories--an idea Linklater drives home with an effective snapshot conclusion. Hardly the trite Gen-X bitch session that many '90s films using this approach become, the film feels more like a Bresson or Rohmer piece, containing sharp perceptions--and flawed humans rather than stereotypes. The protagonists' frank revelations and heated exchanges flow in a stream-of-consciousness style, and its no accident that Linklater set the film in Vienna, where Freud invented and practiced psychotherapy. --Dave McCoy
Product Description
WHEN LOVE CAN COME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE A FRENCH GRAD STUDENT NAMED CELINE (JULIE DELPY) MEETS AN AMERICAN BOY NAMED JESSE (ETHAN HAWKE) ON THE BUDAPEST-VIENNA TRAIN..
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 Interesting people, excellent script July 2, 2009
T. Baker (st louis, mo)
Linklater did an excellent job of capturing realistic people who talk realistically about life. Delpy is captivating and carries the movie.
 Captivating May 26, 2009
M. B Cole (Las Vegas, NV)
Jesse and Celine are two people from different parts of the world. Jesse from America and Celine from France. Funny how time works. While both are riding separately on a train in Austria, their paths cross, and they begin to chat. The chat leads into having conversation over a meal in the lounge car. As the train comes to a stop where Jesse is to get off, he's so captivated with Celine, he asks her to get off with him and just get to know each other more while in Vienna. As the night goes on, the attraction they have for each other begins to grow. But the inevitable is on the horizon as the sun begins to rise, and their one day of happiness begins to come to a close.
`Before Sunrise' is truly one of the best romantic movies I think I have ever seen. It's not some sappy chick flick where some of the most absurd moments happen. It honestly feels real. Especially if you've ever fallen in love before. The first time meeting that special someone and how everything just clicks. How you can't get enough of each other and want to soak in everything they say and do like you're a thirsty dry sponge. The movie is littered with dialogue. It almost feels like a book on CD, but video...heh. But not once did I get bored. Sometimes their talking could go a little on and on, but in a way, isn't that how it is in real life sometimes? There have been many times where I would catch myself just babbling away at a story. And while the movie is a romantic movie, it's still filled with some good laughs. So don't think it's just one big "OH SMOOCH ME ALL NIGHT LONG", because it isn't. When Jesse and Celine kiss, it was a little goofy the way it came about, but it was, you know, cute I guess (ugh). But later Celine kind of dogs on Jesse for trying to be all romantic to get that first kiss. It made me laugh. But seriously, I can't get over how the movie brought back memories of the first time I fell in love. The awkward meeting, the constant talking, never wanting to leave each others sides, the first kiss, the goofy romance, the sweet romance, and never once thinking about time. What a great movie. I can't believe I've owned this movie for about 3 years and never even gave it the time of day. Alphabetical reviewing wins again!
If you love a good love story, own this. If you are looking for a good date movie, then definitely give this a rent. I think both guys and girls will like it. Well, I can see some guys out there rolling their eyes at it...hehe.
P.S. - One of the biggest reasons why I never gave this a shot was because of the stupid cover. Looks like Ethan Hawke is choking Julie Delpy out! But then you realize its some goofy hair flip maneuver. GAG!
Terrific philosophical love story April 23, 2009
Michael K. Smith (Gonzales, Louisiana)
A couple of twenty-somethings -- one a French girl heading back to Paris, the other an American guy killing time before catching his plane back home -- meet by chance on a train in Austria. They get to talking and he convinces her to delay her trip, to get off the train with him in Vienna. He has very little money and was planning to just wander around the city all night, but now he has company. Naturally, before the night is over, they've fallen in love -- but not in the usual way. And when they finally part in the morning the viewer doesn't know whether they'll ever meet again or not. No sappy-happy ending here. The plot is very nicely done indeed. I don't care much one way or the other about Ethan Hawke, who plays Jesse, but Julie Delpy is perfect as Celine. She's ordinary-pretty this time out (as opposed to elegant or drop-dead gorgeous, which wouldn't work here) and sweet and very human. The chemistry between the two really works, as they stroll the streets, wander in and out of clubs, talk to a poet, listen to a harpsichord, ride the trams, and talk and talk and talk. They talk about everything under the sun, telling anecdotes from their lives to illustrate their semi-sophomoric philosophical debates. This is, in fact, the best sort of "talky" movie. It's very honest. It's also very romantic in a laid-back and believable sort of way. And you get to see a whole lot of Vienna.
3.5 stars out of 4 February 1, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
One of the best romantic movies ever made, Before Sunrise is brilliant in its simplicity: it has no comic pratfalls, no third act breakup, no sight gags, and no misunderstandings between the couple, just 100 minutes of two very interesting characters walking through a city and falling in love.
Young love in bloom January 22, 2009
R. Bagula (Lakeside, Ca United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A young American Jesse and a young French girl Celine meet on a train and tour Vienna together for a day talking and a connection forms.
Sort of like the classic " An Affair to Remember", this is a well done romance. They even made a sequel later: "Before Sunset" which I haven't seen. The anatomy of a young love is in slow motion, almost real time.
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