Before Sunset
What if you had a second chance with the one that got away?
2004 | 80m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Richard Linklater |
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| Writer: | Kim Krizan, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater |
| Staring: |
| Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 16, 2004 |
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| Director: | Richard Linklater |
| Writer: | Kim Krizan, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | paris, france, journalist, talking, soulmates, walking, bookshop, love of one's life, author, semi autobiographical |
| Production Companies | Castle Rock Entertainment, Warner Independent Pictures, Detour Filmproduction |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $15,992,615
Budget: $2,700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 21, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ethan Hawke | Jesse |
| Julie Delpy | Céline |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Bookstore Manager |
| Louise Lemoine Torrès | Journalist #1 |
| Rodolphe Pauly | Journalist #2 |
| Mariane Plasteig | Waitress |
| Diabolo | Philippe |
| Denis Evrard | Boat Attendant |
| Albert Delpy | Man at Grill |
| Marie Pillet | Woman in Courtyard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lee Daniel | Director of Photography |
| Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Kim Krizan | Story, Characters |
| Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ethan Hawke | Screenplay |
| Julie Delpy | Screenplay |
| Baptiste Glaymann | Production Design |
| Thierry Delettre | Costume Design |
| Anne Bourdiol | Key Makeup Artist |
| Bernard Bats | Sound Mixer |
| Wayne Bell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tom Hammond | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ajae Clearway | Dialogue Editor |
| Lori C. Miller | Digital Compositor |
| R.J. Harbour | Digital Compositor |
| Marie Trimouille | Set Costumer |
| Roxane Andreani | Second Assistant Director |
| Jerome Borenstein | First Assistant Director |
| Francois Poublan | Set Dresser |
| Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Justin Hennard | Foley Editor |
| Bobby Johanson | ADR Mixer |
| Jason Piatt | Foley Mixer |
| Jean-Pierre Baronsky | Gaffer |
| Jim McConkey | "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Richard Linklater | Characters, Screenplay, Director, Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Anne Walker-McBay | Producer |
| Isabelle Coulet | Co-Producer |
| Richard Linklater | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 51 | 21 |
| 2024 | 5 | 32 | 66 | 22 |
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