Before Sunrise
Preceding the dawn
Before Sunrise is a 1995 film directed by Richard Linklater in which two strangers meet on a train and spend a night walking through Vienna, talking.
The film became a touchstone for romantic cinema built on conversation rather than plot, spawning two sequels: Before Sunset and Before Midnight.
References to the film often evoke fleeting connection, chance encounters, or the intensity of a single night: It was very Before Sunrise—we just wandered the city talking until dawn.
- dawnDay's first glow
- daybreakMorning's first light
- ViennaAustrian capital
- romanceLove and its excitement
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
Ethan Hawke · chance encounter · conversation · wandering · connection · love at first sight · strangers · night · walking · fleeting · bittersweet · film trilogy · sequel · stolen moments · moonlight · cobblestones · city streets · café
- 1995 FilmsToy Story, Braveheart, Casino, Apollo 13, Jumanji
- Victorian PlaysA Doll's House, A Dolls House, The Father, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband
- German NaturalismThe Weavers, Magda
- Hauptmann PlaysThe Weavers, Griselda, Atlantis
- Richard LinklaterDazed and Confused, Slacker, A Scanner Darkly, School of Rock, Bernie
- Road MoviesEasy Rider, Thelma and Louise, National Lampoon's Vacation, Rain Man, Dumb and Dumber
Before SunriseTransformers
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