Before Sunrise is a 1995 romance film from American writer and director Richard Linklater. The film follows a young man and woman who meet on train traveling through Europe. The two decide to get off in Vienna and spend a day there. Over the course of the day, the pair begin to fall for each other. The film is made up of extended scenes where actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were allowed to improvise. This effect was utilized to achieve a more "naturalistic" tone for the film. Linklater went on to make a sequel, Before Sunset, in 2004.http://www.allmovie.com/work/before-sunrise-133986

Linklater won the Silver Berlin Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival for his directing efforts on the movie. At the same festival, he was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were nominated for Best Kiss at the 1995 MTV Movie Awards.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/awards

The film centers around an American named Jesse who is traveling through Europe and a French student named Celine who is on her way back to Paris. The two meet by chance on a trans-Europe train. After getting to know each other, the pair decide to spend a day in Vienna together. Jesse and Celine see various sights in the city, from fortune tellers to carnivals to record stores. As the day wears on, the two begin to fall for each other. The day draws to a close and the couple find themselves having a hard time parting ways.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/

• Ethan Hawke as Jesse
• Julie Delpy as Celine
• Andrea Eckert as Wife on Train
• Hanno Pöschl as Husband on Train
• Karl Bruckschwaiger as Guy on Bridge
• Tex Rubinowitz as Guy on Bridge
• Erni Mangold as Palm Reader
• Dominik Castell as Street Poethttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/fullcredits#cast

"Linklater hasn't just crafted a detached portrait of a unique couple: he's painting a masterful examination of human nature, of that relationship we all want, but too often sadly see slip away." — Gabe Leibovitz, Film and Felthttp://filmandfelt.com/musings/?p=110

"While it's a bit awkward and self-indulgent, it also creates two extremely vivid characters and one of cinema's more believable romances." — Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wallhttp://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/04/befosuns.htm#sunr