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Before Sunrise 15 rating

Richard Linklater's lovely Rohmer-esque romance, in which an American student (Ethan Hawke) convinces a Parisian student (Julie Delpy) to spend the next 14 hours in his company.

Drama 1995 101 mins

Director: Richard Linklater

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Overview

In Linklater's lovely Rohmer-esque romance, an American student (Ethan Hawke) meets a Parisian student (Julie Delpy) on a train just outside Vienna, and persuades her to spend the next 14 hours keeping him company until he boards his plane. The ultimate holiday-romance movie, this turns the shortage of time into a matter of dramatic urgency and poignant emotion, even as the witty script and supremely naturalistic performances ensure that we really root for this one-night stand to turn into something more substantial.

Linklater would later follow the film with two equally charming chapters from Jesse and CΓ©line's relationship, Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013).

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