Albert Delpy, Diabolo, Ethan Hawke
Nine years ago, two strangers met by chance, spent a night together in Vienna, and parted before sunrise. Now, they're about to cross paths again--in Paris--where they will get the chance we all wish ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004
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September 15, 2009Before Sunrise gathered a huge global fan-base on its realise without becoming mainstream. It was a beautiful little indie that passed most people by, so you felt lucky to have caught it. I think the announcement of a sequel was a bit of a surprise to most people, I certainly had...( read more)
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May 15, 2008Before Sunset is a rare occurance in which a sequel not only lives up to, but perhaps even slightly edges out the first. This was marvelous.
I was astounded that the movie was essentially exactly the same in form, yet it's content was almost the direct opposite. Everything about...( read more) -
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March 18, 2008Tracking shot after tracking shot...line of dialogue after line of dialogue, Before Sunset's real-time expose' of a conversation is enlightening through its simplicity, and captivating through its meandering. While the film tends to only heighten the problems of the first film, i...( read more)
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November 7, 2009just like first one.. incredible!! (one star from not leaving a clue for sequel)
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October 18, 2009more lively, less awkward, still just as 'Real'
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October 14, 2009Still "He said, She said" conversations exchanged. Only, time elapsed and young no more. All one can do is recalling days off being wild. Though, the open-ended ending was still beautiful & enchanting.
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Critic Reviews
July 3, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
July 2, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
As drama, it doesn't hold up, and the screenplay's so loosely structured it almost seems improvised, but the affection that Linklater has for Jesse and Celine is so palpable that the movie coasts by o... full review
July 2, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It has earthy (and therefore sexy) urban locations, a splendid originality of voice, a loose and distinctive visual style, and it sends audiences out humming with the realness and beauty of it all. ..... full review
July 2, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Before Sunset is better, perhaps because the characters are older and wiser, perhaps because they have more to lose (or win), and perhaps because Hawke and Delpy wrote the dialogue themselves. full review
July 1, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
The bad news is that Before Sunset is not as delirious an experience as its predecessor. The good news is that it's wonderful anyway, and in ways that tell us something about our romance with Before S... full review
July 1, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Though it is sometimes maddening, the movie's prodigious verbiage is also enthralling, precisely because of its casual disregard for the usual imperatives of screenwriting. full review
June 29, 2004
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
An unabashedly romantic film with an ending so perfect it took my breath away. full review
June 17, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
There is something uniquely unforgettable in the way Linklater, Hawke and Delpy (equal collaborators on the script) find nuance, art and eroticism in words, spoken and unspoken. full review
June 11, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
The beauty and grace of Before Sunset is its unparalleled ability to capture the idiosyncratic rhythm and cadence of everyday dialogue. full review
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