A young man and woman who met on a train journey spend an evening together in Vienna knowing that this will be their only night together.
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Crew: Richard Linklater (Director), Lee Daniel (Director of Photography), Fred Frith (Music Director)
Rating: M (Australia), 7 (Norway)
Release Dates: 20 Apr 1995 (United Kingdom | Wide Theatrical Release), 30 Mar 1995 (Germany | Wide Theatrical Release), 29 Mar 1995 (France | Wide Theatrical Release), 27 Jan 1995 (United States | Wide Theatrical Release), 27 Jan 1995 (India | Wide Theatrical Release)
Did you know? Richard Linklater came up with the idea for the film based on a night he spent walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he met. Contrary to the movie, they stayed in touch for a while, until contact was lost. Linklater never heard from her again, not even when he became a director and Before Sunrise (1995) was released. It was not until 2010 that he found out that Amy had died in a traffic accident before the release of the first film in the trilogy. Read More
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Direction
Director
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Editorial
Editor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Spoken Languages:
French, German
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
In the opening sequence, the couple on the train is arguing in German. The man is reading in his newspaper how 70,000 women are addicted to alcohol. The script translated the squabble as follows: "You're one of them," he says to his wife. She volleys back, saying he's the alcoholic. "I have a reason to do it. I'm married to you!" he retorts.
Richard Linklater came up with the idea for the film based on a night he spent walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he met. Contrary to the movie, they stayed in touch for a while, until contact was lost. Linklater never heard from her again, not even when he became a director and Before Sunrise (1995) was released. It was not until 2010 that he found out that Amy had died in a traffic accident before the release of the first film in the trilogy.
Most of the script was re-written by Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Delpy later expressed frustration that they were not credited for their work.
Richard Linklater came up with the idea for the film based on a night he spent walking around Philadelphia with Amy, a woman he met. Contrary to the movie, they stayed in touch for a while, until contact was lost. Linklater never heard from her again, not even when he became a director and Before Sunrise (1995) was released. It was not until 2010 that he found out that Amy had died in a traffic accident before the release of the first film in the trilogy.
Most of the script was re-written by Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Delpy later expressed frustration that they were not credited for their work.
