The inaugural instalment of The Before Trilogy follows a chance encounter between two solitary young strangers
After they hit it off on a train bound for Vienna, Paris university student Celine (Julie Delpy) and scrappy American tourist Jesse (Ethan Hawke) 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, they discover 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.
Before Sunrise is a beautifully captured and exquisitely performed classic of independent cinema — a testament to the thrill of romantic possibility.
Richard Linklater | United States, Austria | 1995 | 101 mins | 15
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