Principal cast
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès and Rodolphe Pauly
Film 373 of 498 on the Screen Path
Before Sunset
What if you had a second chance with the one that got away?
About the film
Before Sunset at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2004 film at stop 373 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Lee Daniel (director of photography), Sandra Adair (editor), Ethan Hawke (screenplay), Julie Delpy (screenplay) and Richard Linklater (screenplay)
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Release
- 2004-06-16
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 35 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.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 35 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
35 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
- Vernon DobtcheffCharacter: Bookstore Manager
- Louise Lemoine TorrèsCharacter: Journalist #1
- Rodolphe PaulyCharacter: Journalist #2
- Mariane PlasteigCharacter: Waitress
- DiaboloCharacter: Philippe
- Denis EvrardCharacter: Boat Attendant
- Albert DelpyCharacter: Man at Grill
- Marie PilletCharacter: Woman in Courtyard
Full crew
Full crew
- Richard LinklaterCredits: Producer, Characters, Director, Screenplay, Story
- Kim KrizanCredits: Characters, Story
- Anne Walker-McBayCredits: Producer
- John SlossCredits: Executive Producer
- Baptiste GlaymannCredits: Production Design
- Ethan HawkeCredits: Screenplay
- Julie DelpyCredits: Screenplay
- Thierry DelettreCredits: Costume Design
- Lee DanielCredits: Director of Photography
- Sandra AdairCredits: Editor
- Isabelle CouletCredits: Co-Producer
- Justin HennardCredits: Foley Editor
- Bobby JohansonCredits: ADR Mixer
- Roxane AndreaniCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Jim McConkeyCredits: Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Gregg BarbanellCredits: Foley Artist
- Jean-Pierre BaronskyCredits: Gaffer
- Jason PiattCredits: Foley Mixer
- Francois PoublanCredits: Set Dresser
- Jerome BorensteinCredits: First Assistant Director
- Lori C. MillerCredits: Digital Compositor
- Ajae ClearwayCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Anne BourdiolCredits: Key Makeup Artist
- R.J. HarbourCredits: Digital Compositor
- Marie TrimouilleCredits: Set Costumer
- Bernard BatsCredits: Sound Mixer
- Tom HammondCredits: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wayne BellCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Larry BlakeCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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