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🌟 Before Sunrise (1995) is a timeless romantic drama that changed the genre forever. Directed by Richard Linklater, this film follows two strangers — Jesse (Ethan Hawke), an American traveler, and Céline (Julie Delpy), a French student — who meet on a train and decide to spend one unforgettable night together in Vienna.

✨ Their deep conversations about love, life, destiny, time, and human connection create one of the most authentic screen romances ever made. In this video, we explain the plot, hidden meanings, symbolism, and emotional themes that make Before Sunrise a masterpiece.

❤️ Whether you love romantic films, character-driven storytelling, or emotional journey movies, this recap will take you through the magic of Jesse and Céline’s night.

🔻 Subheading: Full Cast & Crew

Main Cast:

Ethan Hawke as Jesse

Julie Delpy as Céline

Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan

Genres: Romance | Drama
Release Year: 1995
Setting: Vienna, Austria

📘 Plot Summary:

After a chance meeting on a European train, Jesse convinces Céline to get off with him in Vienna and explore the city until sunrise. They talk endlessly about their dreams, fears, beliefs, past heartbreaks, and hopes for the future.
Their emotional intimacy grows deeper with each moment, creating a connection that feels both fleeting and eternal.

As they part ways at sunrise, the question remains:
Was this just one magical night, or the beginning of something life-changing?

This explanation covers character arcs, key conversations, symbolism of time, and the film’s unforgettable ending.

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00:00Love Story, as called Before Sunrise, is a true story released in the year 1995.
00:05It all begins in a train in Europe, which was going from Budapest to Vienna.
00:09In the train, two local passengers were fighting, who looked like married couples.
00:13A woman named Celine, who was trying to read a book, was utterly bothered by them,
00:17so she moves out of there and sits beside a handsome man.
00:20This is Jesse Wallace, an average American man.
00:23He looks at her and end up asking if she wanted to join him on lunch, to which she says yes.
00:27Celine reveals she was going back to Paris after visiting her grandmother.
00:32Meanwhile, Jesse was going to Vienna to take his flight back to America.
00:36After they have a long talk about their dreams and goals in life,
00:39the train had come to Vienna, but it seemed like neither of them liked being apart.
00:43Not too long after, Jesse comes back and asks Celine if she could come with him for one day,
00:47since his flight was a day late.
00:49To persuade her, he uses a terminology and tells her to imagine herself in 20 years with her future
00:54husband, but if she go with him now. At least she knew that she did not miss out any other
00:59opportunity to have a better husband. So she decided to go with him to spend a day and look
01:03places. While they were walking in search of some places, they started to laugh because they felt a
01:08bit awkward. Jesse begin to ask two strangers about some places to see in Vienna. They end up asking
01:13what they were expecting to see, to which, Celine says they were on honeymoon. Jesse also go on with
01:19a lie, but strangers knew he was a liar and laugh about it. They invite them into a small show at
01:249.30 that they were a part of, which was called a Bring Me the Horns of Wilmington's Cow. They take
01:29a small local minibus, while Jesse decided to ask Celine about her first romantic feeling for a person.
01:35She reveals about Jean Mark Fleury, a swimmer with green eyes and bleached out chlorine hair,
01:41who looked like a gorgeous dolphin according to Celine. She later got to know that this guy had crush on
01:45her and they spend some time together. He even asked her out on a date, but she denied going out
01:50with him for some reason. To which, Jesse tells her that he was a great swimmer too. Celine asked him
01:55out if he ever fell in love, but, Jesse felt uncomfortable talking about it, he felt pretty
02:00confused as well. Though he was willing to talk about romantic moments. They keep asking each other
02:05questions, including spiritual things and whatnot. They were getting to know each other very well.
02:11Both go inside and music shop and walks in a listening booth to listen to their favorite song.
02:15While the song was being played, both were looking back and forth into each other's eyes and smiling
02:20as if they were feeling shy, and probably feeling butterflies. They go to a few places before
02:25reaching a famous graveyard, in which most of the people were unnamed. Celine come across the one
02:30person she remembered about, who was 13-year-old when she passed away. They finally go to a local
02:36carnival and enjoy the Ferris Wheel. On a high tower, Jesse slowly walked towards Celine and hesitantly
02:41gave her a signal that he wanted to kiss her, to which, she actually started kissing him and they
02:46both hug each other. Without a doubt they had some chemistry from the beginning. At the carnival they
02:51are dancing around, playing some games and having the time of their life. There they talk about how
02:55their parents always had problems with them. Jesse reveals his parents are divorced, but,
03:00not until he and his sister were totally grown up. Meanwhile, Celine's parents were married and happy. The discussion
03:06about marriage and life goes on for a good minute until both of them decided to sit and observe people
03:11walking. He moved towards Celine to tell her a secret, but, kisses her instead. Right after,
03:16a hand reader woman walks towards them and decides to read her hand for a mere $50. Hand reader reveals
03:22that she is a seeker and adventurer, she is creative and she needs to release herself to this weird world.
03:27She reads Jesse's hand as well and tells him he was learning and she leaves. Jesse believes that
03:32hand reader was just passing their time because she didn't really read his hand.
03:36They leave after Jesse makes Celine laugh and they come across a poster and calls it transitory.
03:41In their way comes a church, they go inside and sit, where Celine wonders on how a single place can
03:46cause happiness and pain in just a single place. After leaving the church, Jesse explains how he would
03:51be feeling pity for himself if he did not take this opportunity to meet her, he would probably be
03:56sitting on airport with his coffee thinking about her. To which, she teased him by saying she would have
04:01gone with another guy. In about a minute, they come across the guy, who was a beggar, but,
04:05he makes a deal with them. They will give him a word and he will write a poetry on the specific word,
04:10so if they like the poetry, they could pay whatever amount of money they are willing to.
04:14So they give him a word milkshake and he makes the poetry. They'll read what he ended up writing for
04:19them. Daydream delusion. Limousine eyelash. Oh baby with your pretty face. Drop a tear in my wine glass.
04:25Look at those big eyes. See what you mean to me. Sweetcakes and milkshakes. I am delusion angel. I am
04:30fantasy parade. I want you to know what I think. Don't want you to guess anymore. You have no idea
04:35where I came from. We have no idea where we are going. Lodged in lifelike branches in the river.
04:40Flowing downstream. Caught in the current. I'll carry you. Y'all carry me. That's how it could be.
04:45Don't you know me. Don't you know me by now. Now both leaves after giving him a couple of dollars.
04:50They come across a small club where Jesse pays for him and her entrance ticket. Inside,
04:55Seline buys him a beer and they talk about their past relationship while playing a game. Seline reveals
05:01how she was disappointed by his alcoholic and dumb ex-boyfriend. When comes the Jesse's turn,
05:06he explains the whole trip to Europe was to spend time with his girlfriend, along with her four
05:10friends, but it did not work out and they broke up. Now they are out of the bar and continue their
05:15journey of endless talking. They are so into each other that their conversation seems eternal.
05:19Both come to the point of talking about babies and whatnot. They come across a street dancing show
05:24and after enjoying it, their conversation takes a turn and they end up sitting in a location.
05:29Jesse tells her that he sometimes believes that he imagined himself to be a great father,
05:33but sometimes he would rather die knowing that he excelled in something big than being in a
05:38relationship. However, Seline says there was this man she worked for, he was 52 and spent his life
05:43on his carrier and life goals, but at his deathbed, he was crying that he wished he had a nice
05:48relationship with someone. Not too long after we come across a casino where she acts if she was
05:53calling his friend, who she had dinner with next morning. Where, Jesse act if he was her friend and
05:58all the things they had done unfolds. Right after, Jesse calls his friend and he proceed to
06:03explain how beautiful of an experience it came out to be, when instead of going to airport,
06:07he met with this wordiful girl. Jesse begins to blush, along with cell eyes and they end up into
06:12another location. We can see them getting closer and closer each time and they end up kissing.
06:17Next, Jesse explains when a little baby is born, he thinks to himself that now he is looking at
06:22something, but, one day this all will end. Seline suggests they will never be able to see each other
06:28again after today. But, Jesse wonders, why not? They both think, tonight was their only night together
06:33and they happily accept it as adults. This was the only night and the hours that remains. Selize
06:38thinks it is depressing, so they say goodbye today, instead of tomorrow. Both enters a bar,
06:43where Jesse reveals his situation to the bar owner, saying he wants to buy Seline a red wine,
06:48but he does not have the money. So the bar owner helps him out by giving him a bottle of red wine.
06:53They lay down in an empty park, while they enjoy their wine. Jesse begins to explain,
06:58how he was sick of himself, but, being with her made him feel like somebody else.
07:02He only felt different when he used an external substance, like drink and stuff. Selize ask him
07:07to kiss her and they begin to almost make love, but, something makes Seline stop.
07:11Jesse asks her, what if they met again and they both start to laugh, and after a short conversation,
07:16decide to have romantic moment. It is the next morning, both of them walking and Jesse
07:21ask what will she do in Paris. Selize will call her parents, whereas, Jesse would pick up his dog.
07:26They come across a house, where a man was learning how to play piano. Jesse takes her picture in his
07:31eyes, so that he does not forget, her, or all this and they proceed to kiss each other.
07:36They sat on a place and realize that they missed the cow's play. Right next, we can see them going
07:40ready to be apart from each other, they both are nervous but does not have words to describe the
07:45feeling. They begin to kiss and finally realize that they want to see each other. Both decide to meet
07:50each other in six months from the date they left, on the same train station, it was clear they had
07:55fallen in love with each other. Jesse and Seline felt if they were empty inside. While going back to
08:00their places, they were deeply in the thoughts of each other and smiles and the movie ends here.
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