Product Description

Nine years ago two strangers met by chance spent a night together in vienna & parted before sunrise. Now they cross paths again - in paris - where they will get the chance we all wish we had. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Ethan Hawke Julie Delpy Run time: 80 minutes Rating: R

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3408 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2004-11-09
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 80 minutes

Amazon.com
In 1994, director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Waking Life) made Before Sunrise, a gorgeous poem of a movie about two strangers (played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) wandering around Vienna, talking, and falling in love. Ten years later, Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy have returned with Before Sunset, which reunites the same characters after Hawke has written a book about that night. Delpy appears at the final book reading of his European tour; they have less than two hours before Hawke has to catch a flight to New York...and in that time, they walk around Paris, talk, and fall in love all over again. It sounds simple, perhaps dull, but it's written with such skill and care and acted with such richness that it's a miracle of filmmaking. On its own, Before Sunset is moving and wonderful; seen right after Before Sunrise, it will break your heart. --Bret Fetzer

From The New Yorker
A lovely sequel to "Before Sunrise," the charmingly diminutive romantic movie that Richard Linklater made in 1995, in which Jesse (Ethan Hawke), a footloose young American, and Celine (Julie Delpy), a student from Paris, spent a night talking and making love in Vienna. Nine years have gone by, and Jesse, now a novelist, is hawking a book in Paris, where he runs into Celine, who has become an earnest international health worker. Jesse is supposed to fly home later that day, but they agree to kill some time together and walk around the Left Bank. Like the earlier movie, "Before Sunset" turns into an orgy of talk-flirtatious, soulful, boastful, self-deprecating talk, some of it borderline pretentious but all of it utterly convincing as the intelligent and foolish things said by people who connect through their tastes, ideas, and passions. "Sunrise" was fresh and easy and ardent; this movie is enchanting, too, but it goes deeper-it's more emotional and direct, with intimations of sharp disappointment and unhappiness. The drama of the movie emerges from its form: it plays in real time, and for about eighty minutes, as Linklater's camera gravely follows these two around, we wonder whether Jesse will go home to his wife and child or allow himself to be fascinated, once again, by a serious young woman given to melancholy self-revelation. -David Denby
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

I have never written a movie review to Amazon before,
But this is such a beautiful and touching movie, I had to tell others how wonderful it was. You should see "Before
Sunrise"
first because it makes, "Before Sunset" that much more meaningful. Both films are cinematic masterpieces
I believe. The reason is that both films are so "real" that you feel like you are eavedropping on this cute couple,
who could be anyone. It never feels contrived, their conversations are engrossing, never boring, honest.
Who would think a movie where people are mostly just talking could be so riveting, but believe me it is.
I think most people who watch both movies will feel, "Hey that reminds me of the time I was in that relationship, or the time I fell in love."It really makes you think about how life is so short & true love is so special,& shouldn't be taken for granted. We have to grab it while we can.
The chemistry between Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy is electric, so I believe that is one reason the movie is so
good and the acting is flawless. I agree with another reviewer who said' Ethan & Julie, if you're listening, please make part 3!!!
I loved the ending of this movie, but please make a sequel, don't leave us hanging. The writing & acting in
this movie are so brilliant that you can make a sequel interesting, PLEASE!!!
Most anyone would enjoy this movie, but if you're a romantic film buff, this one is NOT to be missed. If you purchase this movie
you will not be disappointed. I have seen many, many romantic movies, foreign & domestic, & this one
and "Before Sunrise" are easily two of my favorites.

A major disappointment.
I loved Before Sunrise, which really surprised me. I'm not usually one to sit through a whole stereotypical chick flick, but I'll admit, Before Sunrise was an excellent movie. Unlike most romance films it seemed very real, and the acting was genuine. The plot was plausible, and for once I found myself able to feel a connection to the characters instead of just laughing at their stupidity and corny lines that no one actually says in real life. The dialogue made the movie great.

I'm disappointed I can't say the same things about the sequel, Before Sunset. I expected this movie to be everything the first one was, but it was almost the opposite. Ethan Hawke's performance was slightly convincing at best. Because this movie takes place 9 years after Before Sunrise, his role was supposed to be that of a more matured person than he was in the first film, but he comes across as the same 20-something (though not in physical appearance) trying to have conversations about serious things that he has no real knowledge of. In only a few scenes did he seem to be able to pull off his intended role.

On the other hand, Julie Delpy did a very good job in her role as Celine, the slightly neurotic girl who constantly worries. Although her acting in Before Sunset didn't match that of Before Sunrise, she did a much better job than Ethan Hawke. Her performance earned Before Sunset an extra star in my book.

The biggest problem with this film was the lack of "real" dialogue. The two characters haven't seen each other in 9 years and only have a couple hours to spend together, but we're supposed to believe one of the first subjects they talk about is politics? Not only this, but they waste a good 5-10 minutes of the movie discussing world issues? Uhhh, yeah, right... There are numerous instances in this movie of the same sort (somehow in their conversations they always end up talking about sex).

Bottom line, this film had a few bright spots, but it can't even be compared to it's counterpart, Before Sunrise. To sum it up in one sentence, it reminded me why I don't watch romance movies.

If you don't like 'talky' movies
If you don't like 'talky' movies, skip this one. Loved the characters but when all they do is talk through the entire movie about nothing, I kept hoping it would get better. Then again, I don't like 'talky' movies.