Principal cast
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl and Karl Bruckschwaiger
Film 434 of 498 on the Screen Path
Before Sunrise
Can the greatest romance of your life last only one night?
About the film
Before Sunrise at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1995 film at stop 434 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
Key craft credits
Lee Daniel (director of photography), Sandra Adair (editor), Sheri Galloway (editor), Fred Frith (original music composer) and Florian Reichmann (production design)
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Release
- 1995-01-27
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Ethan HawkeCharacter: Jesse
- Julie DelpyCharacter: Céline
- Andrea EckertCharacter: Wife on Train
- Hanno PöschlCharacter: Husband on Train
- Karl BruckschwaigerCharacter: Guy on Bridge
- Tex RubinowitzCharacter: Guy on Bridge
- Erni MangoldCharacter: Palm Reader
- Dominik CastellCharacter: Street Poet
- Haymon Maria ButtingerCharacter: Bartender
- Harold WaigleinCharacter: Guitarist in Club
- Bilge JeschimCharacter: Belly Dancer
- KurtiCharacter: Percussionist
Full crew
Full crew
- Richard LinklaterCredits: Director, Writer
- Sandra AdairCredits: Editor
- Anne Walker-McBayCredits: Producer
- Lee DanielCredits: Director of Photography
- Florentina WelleyCredits: Costume Design
- Judy HendersonCredits: Casting
- Fred FrithCredits: Original Music Composer
- Florian ReichmannCredits: Production Design
- Alycia AumullerCredits: Casting
- Sheri GallowayCredits: Editor
- Wayne BellCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Christopher MorianaCredits: Foley Artist
- Todd ToonCredits: Foley Editor
- John SlossCredits: Executive Producer
- Gero LasnigCredits: Gaffer
- Tom HammondCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Steve JaszkowiakCredits: Foley Mixer
- Paul KoronkiewiczCredits: Boom Operator
- Charles W. RitterCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Reilly SteeleCredits: ADR Mixer
- Ossama KhulukiCredits: Foley Artist
- Larry SeyerCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thomas SzabolcsCredits: Sound Mixer
- Kim KrizanCredits: Writer
- Wolfgang RammlCredits: Co-Producer
- Paul AlexanderCredits: Steadicam Operator
- Francesco LorussoCredits: Grip
- Gernot SchafflerCredits: Co-Producer
- Ellen Winn WendlCredits: Co-Producer
- Karen DunstCredits: Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Lisa PantoneCredits: Casting
- Gregory JacobsCredits: Associate Producer
- Thomas HorwathCredits: Assistant Electrician
- Mo HenryCredits: Negative Cutter
- Phillip KaiserCredits: Location Assistant
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