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Plot, Details & Awards

Before Sunset

(2004)

Rated R for language and sexual references.

R In Theaters 07/2/2004 , 80min.
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Plot & Details

Richard Linklater directs the romantic drama Before Sunset, a sequel to Before Sunrise (1995). Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) were strangers who spent a loquacious night together in Vienna. Nine years later, Jesse has written a book about the encounter. During his accelerated European book tour, he reunites with Celine in Paris. Before Jesse's flight home, he joins Celine for a picturesque walk around Paris peppered with intimate conversation: at first, about the minutiae of their day-to-day lives and their relationships, and then about their lingering feelings for one another. Before Sunset was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Run Time: 80min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 07/02/2004
  • DVD Release Date: 11/09/2004
  • Status: In Theaters
  • Distributor(s): Warner Bros.
  • Director(s): Richard Linklater
  • Starring: Ethan Hawke , Julie Delpy , Vernon Dobtcheff , Louise Lemoine Torres , Rodolphe Pauly
  • Themes: Writer's Life,Thirtysomething Life,Brief Encounters,Lovers Reunited
  • Tone: Understated,Wistful,Literate,Bittersweet,Intimate,Reflective,Talky
  • Keywords: Parisian,conversation,love,marriage-problems,philosophy,regret,reunion,walking,writer
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (07-02-2004)
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Kim Krizan Nominated
2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Ethan Hawke Nominated
2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Richard Linklater Nominated
2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Julie Delpy Nominated