Before Sunset
“What if you had a second chance with the one that got away?”
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.
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3 films
Cast
10 people
Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Julie Delpy
Céline
Known for
Three Colors: White
Waking Life
Vernon Dobtcheff
Bookstore Manager
Known for
The Odyssey
The Borgias
Louise Lemoine Torrès
Journalist #1
Known for
Saint Omer
Rodolphe Pauly
Journalist #2
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Les Misérables
Mariane Plasteig
Waitress
Also in
The Feelings Factory
Evasions
Diabolo
Philippe
No other roles listed
Denis Evrard
Boat Attendant
No other roles listed
Albert Delpy
Man at Grill
Known for
Deerskin
The Volcano
Marie Pillet
Woman in Courtyard
Known for
2 Days in Paris
My Best Friend
Richard Linklater Director · Ethan Hawke Screenplay Julie Delpy Screenplay
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $2.7M · United States release July 2, 2004
Box office
Budget
$2,700,000
Worldwide gross
$15,992,615
Gross vs. budget
5.9×
Production
Warner Independent Pictures
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Production
Detour Filmproduction
Production
WIP
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Germany · February 10, 2004
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · July 2, 2004
Limited theatrical
United States
April 3, 2004 · Premiere · Vail Film Festival
June 23, 2004 · Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
June 28, 2004 · Premiere · New York City, New York
July 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
August 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
June 18, 2004 · Digital
Belgium
March 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 23, 2004 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
April 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 5, 2004 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 16, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Finland
June 16, 2004 · Limited theatrical
France
September 9, 2004 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
March 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
June 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
June 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 18, 2006 · TV
Italy
November 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
February 5, 2005 · Digital
Netherlands
June 16, 2004 · Limited theatrical
June 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
June 16, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Poland
October 9, 2004 · Digital
Portugal
October 14, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 22, 2004 · Theatrical
August 14, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release
Spain
October 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 17, 2004 · Digital
Taiwan
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
December 4, 2020 · Theatrical · re-release
United Kingdom
July 18, 2004 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
July 23, 2004 · Theatrical
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