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2004 · 80 min · R

Before Sunset

Directed by Richard Linklater · Drama, Romance

Before Sunset (2004) is a Drama film, directed by Richard Linklater set in Paris during the 2000s. It runs 80 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing, memory & nostalgia, and fate & destiny play out through real time.

Cinematography
Lee Daniel
Cast
Ethan HawkeJulie DelpyVernon DobtcheffLouise Lemoine TorrèsRodolphe PaulyMariane PlasteigDiaboloDenis Evrard

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Paris
Setting
Urban
When
2000s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingMemory & NostalgiaFate & Destiny
Structure
Real Time
Tone
RomanticMelancholicContemplativeNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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