2004 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater
Before Sunset
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Screenplay by
Richard Linklater
Julie Delpy
Ethan Hawke
Story by
Richard Linklater
Kim Krizan
Based on
Characters by
Richard Linklater
Kim Krizan
Produced by
Anne Walker-McBay
Starring
Ethan Hawke
Julie Delpy
Cinematography
Lee Daniel
Edited by
Sandra Adair
Production companies
Castle Rock Entertainment Detour Filmproduction
Distributed by
Warner Independent Pictures
Release dates
February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10) (BIFF)
July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) (United States)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English[1]
Budget
$2–2.7 million[2][3]
Box office
$15.8 million[3]
Before Sunset is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, from a story by Linklater and Kim Krizan. It is the first film by Warner Independent Pictures. The sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and the second installment in the Before trilogy, Before Sunset follows Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy) as they reunite nine years later in Paris.
Linklater, Krizan,[4] Hawke, and Delpy began developing a larger budget sequel after the release of Before Sunrise, but failed to secure funding. After a period of independent work, notably inspired by Hawke's divorce from Uma Thurman, the writers came together in 2003 and incorporated elements of their screenplays, as well as scenes written during development of Before Sunrise, to create the film's screenplay. Principal photography took place entirely in Paris, and the film is considered to take place in real time. Delpy also contributed original music to the film's soundtrack.
Before Sunset premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2004, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 2, 2004. It grossed $15 million against a $2.7 million production budget and received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Linklater's direction, the performances and chemistry of its leads, and its screenplay. It received numerous accolades, being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and appeared on many publications' lists of the best films of the year, some even calling it one of the best of the decade. It was followed by a third film, Before Midnight, in 2013.
^ ab"BEFORE SUNSET (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 27, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
^"Before Sunrise Franchise Box Office History - The Numbers". The Numbers.
^ abCite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Popcorn Talk (October 10, 2019). "BEFORE SUNSET Writer Kim Krizan & The Life of Anaïs Nin – The Film Scene with Illeana Douglas". Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
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