Before Sunrise
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.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Richard Linklater, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- The Space In Between, a new piece in which Linklater and actor-cowriters Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke discuss the trilogy, moderated by critic Kent Jones
- 3x2, a new conversation between scholars Dave Johnson and Rob Stone about Linklater’s work
- Behind-the-scenes footage from the film’s production
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Available In
Collector's Set
Collector's Set
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Richard Linklater, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- The Space In Between, a new piece in which Linklater and actor-cowriters Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke discuss the trilogy, moderated by critic Kent Jones
- 3x2, a new conversation between scholars Dave Johnson and Rob Stone about Linklater’s work
- Behind-the-scenes footage from the film’s production
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Cast
- Ethan Hawke
- Jesse
- Julie Delpy
- Celine
Credits
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Produced by
- Anne Walker-McBay
- Written by
- Richard Linklater
- Written by
- Kim Krizan
- Executive producer
- John Sloss
- Coproducers
- Ellen Winn Wendl
- Coproducers
- Gernot Schaffler
- Coproducers
- Wolfgang Ramml
- Director of photography
- Lee Daniel
- Editor
- Sandra Adair
- Casting by
- Judy Henderson
- Casting by
- Alycia Aumuller
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A scene from Before Sunrise
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