Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2168 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-02-07
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 174 minutes

Synopsis
BEFORE SUNRISE: When a young American (Ethan Hawke) traveling through Europe by train meets a beautiful French student (Julie Delpy), he convinces her to spend the day with him in Vienna so the two can get to know each other better. They spend their day exploring the city and before they know it, they find themselves falling in love. Richard Linklater's romantic daydream is a warm and witty comedy that uses the beautiful streets of Vienna as a perfect backdrop for the characters' youthful, budding romance. BEFORE SUNSET: Nine years ago, director Richard Linklater's BEFORE SUNRISE introduced American twentysomething Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and French twentysomething Celine (Julie Delpy). The two met on a train to Vienna, and spent the night together wandering around the city, talking, and falling for each other. They parted ways, vowing to meet in Vienna in six months. Linklater's latest film, BEFORE SUNSET, picks up where the 1994 film left off. In Paris promoting a novel he has written about their one perfect night together (the two were never reunited), Jesse is dumbfounded when Celine shows up at his last bookstore interview. With just a few hours remaining before his flight back to the States, Jesse and Celine meander through Paris, returning in no time at all to their playful banter, flirtation, and intense conversations about life, love, and the state of the world. Although the sexual tension is palpable, Jesse is married--albeit unhappily--and has a young son, and Celine has a boyfriend. Are these thirtysomethings really soul mates, or ships destined to keep passing in the night?

Customer Reviews

A bargain not to be missed!
To have both of these films on offer for under a fiver is a real bargain! Whilst I know there are those who find the premise of the movies lacking credibility, I found them to be charming and the performance of Julie Delpy in both films is an absolute treat! There was some disquiet at the ending of the second movie, but the optimists will believe that the couple were about to embark on a journey of discovery.

For two films that consist basically of intense dialogue between 2 characters, your attention is held throughout and this is a tremendous achievement. The films are nicely photographed with Vienna and Paris (in particular) making pleasant back drops. A great advert for small independent movies and I'd recommend this set to anyone to watch.

The perfect movies for Generation X
These movies are perfect for anyone who grew up in the 80's and faced adulthood in the 90's. Almost anyone from that generation will identify with these characters. Jesse and Celine are what all of us from that time were about. I first saw "Before Sunrise" when it was originally released and immediately fell in love with it. I rode the coaster of emotions that the film brings and sat there hoping that Jesse and Celine would ride off into the sunset together. When they didn't, I waited almost a decade for the sequel. This movie also immediately draws you into the lives of the two characters. You learn that after 9 years, neither has ever forgotten a moment of that night they spent in Vienna. That the night they spent has completely impacted and affected their lives in ways they never realized until they meet up again in Paris. They spend that day much like that night, learning and rediscovering things about each other. Jesse writes a book in hopes of seeing Celine again. Much to his dismay, it works. And as the story progresses, you can see that he wishes that they had met up in Vienna on the six month anniversary of that night, because his life may have taken a very different and much more fulfilling turn. And it occurs to Celine in the midst of a melt down that Jesse is the reason why her love life has been so disappointing. She had compared all her former boyfriends and relationships to her night in Vienna. These movies are heart wrenching, hopeful, thoughtful and well worth the time spent to watch them. Particularly if you are "thirtysomething".

Worst two movies
These two movies are among the worst I have ever seen. I lost like three hours of my life, that I could have been doing something useful. But I read reviews when the second movie was released, and it said they were so fantastic and bla bla bla. I wouldn't recommend these movies to anybody, just if anybody wanted to see anything really boring and not worth the money.