Before Sunrise (1995) Edit

A birth dance?

A little old man talked to us. He was the groundskeeper.

A lot of people talk about past lives and things like that, you know?

A seeker.

Actually...

After I went into detail about my sexual feelings?

After tomorrow, we'll probably never see each other again, right?

All he could think about was that he was looking at something...

All right, all right.

All right, all right. Think of it like this.

All right, first question.

All right, listen. This woman robs you blind, okay?

All right?

All right.

All right.

All right.

All she wanted was to have an excuse...

An adventurer in your mind.

And became totally obsessed with him.

And even if they don't believe in it in some specific way...

And have this great story to tell. I don't want...

And he turned to me and said...

And he was so sexy. Really. I mean, really sexy.

And he'd say, "Journalist. "

And he's so cute.

And I get up there, and I look at this woman...

And I held it there for a long time...

And I knew those were special moments.

And I spent some time in London.

And I was so unsure of myself.

And I'd just be glad when something nice happens.

And I'll tell you why.

And I'm gonna be the one accused.

And I'm like, "Okay. Wait a minute, here. "

And I'm so scared of those few seconds of consciousness...

And I'm so scared of those few seconds of consciousness...

And if I turn out to be a psycho, just get on the next train.

And if you like it, if you like my poem...

And it says that loving Takes this course

And it's not just a fear of commitment...

And nobody came up with anything.

And on the other island, there would be 99 women, 99 babies...

And one of them says, "Hey, baby. Nice ass!"

And she was just standing there, smiling at me.

And so I was doing that...

And sometimes it feels really close.

And then I dropped the hose...

And they sit me down and give me this big rap on how...

And they tried their best to be nice to me.

And they turn out to be the least violent...

And Time will have his fancy

And what's so cool is that this whole evening...

And when the baby is born, they all dance in celebration.

And when the baby is born, they all dance in celebration.

And yet, for me now, it's another type of fight.

And you don't speak any other language, right?

And you will have no new passions and no new thoughts...

Anybody can produce a show real cheap, and they have to put it on.

Anyway, I got here. We were reunited at long last...

Anyway, I was in the back yard playing...

Are modern souls only a fraction of the original souls?

Are we out food gathering? Are we not invited? You all don't need us?

Are you crazy?

As the night went on, I began to like him more and more.

Au revoir.

Baby, let's forget about this pride

Because it would have to play all the time, or it just wouldn't work.

Because they would've all eaten him alive.

Because, you know me, I'm the most harmless person.

Began to whirr and chime:

Believe me, I know.

Big confession.

But a guy taking money from a bank machine...

But anyway, I was traumatized and became...

But don't you think that's what...

But he left me, saying I loved him too much.

But he said at that profound moment of birth...

But I hope you don't take that any more seriously...

But I think it's healthy to rebel against everything that came before.

But I think they lie to each other.

But I was thinking that you might want to...

But I'm gonna be here.

But I'm happy to be with you.

But if it suits them, then they'll tell you you're being unmanly.

But if you have an island with 99 men and only one woman...

But if you think about it, there's nothing more selfish.

But loving someone...

But maybe there's some biological things at work here.

But most of them were suicides that jumped in the river.

But museums are not that funny anymore these days.

But now you have to tell me.

But now, you're supposed to produce the glass slipper...

But she just confessed to me that she spent her whole life...

But something was always wrong.

But then other times...

But then the morning comes and we turn into pumpkins, right?

But was it totally unselfish, giving love?

But what good is saved time if nobody uses it?

But what was that "I am learning" bullshit?

But you know what? If your parents never...

But you think tonight's it?

But, you know, love... I mean, what if I asked you about love?

By high school, I was dead set...

Bye.

Call my parents.

Can I tell you a secret?

Can we dance to the harpsichord?

Capturing life as it's lived.

Check that out.

Check these guys out.

Come here

Come here

Come here

Come here

Come here

Come here

Come on. Tell me about it.

December.

Describe for me your first sexual feelings...

Do I?

Do you believe in reincarnation?

Do you have any idea what they were arguing about?

Do you know anything about the Quakers, the Quaker religion?

Do you know what I want?

Do you know what that is?

Do you speak English?

Do you think we have others like this?

Do you want to go see if that listening booth still works?

Don't forget.

Don't you know me by now?"

Drop a tear in my wine glass Look at those big eyes

Even as a little girl...

Even death.

Even if they want to, they don't succeed.

Even if we were, why does everyone think conflict is so bad?

Even though I had explained it was just some writing.

Even when they're wrong, it's this passive aggressive shit.

Every couple's been having this conversation forever.

Everybody's parents fucked them up.

Everything that's interesting costs a little money.

Everything we know is stardust.

Exactly. But she says, "Fuck you, dickheads!"

Excuse me. Excuse me?

Fifty schillings, please. "

Fifty schillings.

Finally I said, "I don't think you handle criticism too well. "

Five years? That's a long time.

Flowing downstream Caught in the current

For the greatest night in your life.

For you, 50.

Fucking, yeah. That's one way.

Fucking.

Getting these tapes from town to town so it would play continuously.

Give me your hand.

Good luck with school and all that.

Good luck.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Great.

Have a great life. Have fun with everything you're gonna do.

Have I never laid down by your side

Have you ever been in love?

Have you heard of this singer?

Have you heard that as couples age...

He couldn't get it out of his head.

He explained that most of the people buried here...

He had bleached out chlorine hair and green eyes...

He has beautiful blue eyes...

He kind of kisses like an adolescent. It's so cute.

He must be scared to death.

He must be thinking I'm this manipulative, mean woman.

He said, "How beautiful.

He says...

He trapped me.

He was 52, and it suddenly struck him...

He was almost crying saying that.

He was so sweet, I couldn't help it.

He's got a great voice.

He's kind of tall, and he's a little clumsy.

Hello.

Here she is, I think.

Here you go.

Here's the plan.

Hey there, rabbit.

Hey, Frank. How you been? I'm glad you're home.

Hi, dude. What's up?

Hit me.

How about you?

How did you meet?

How do you speak such good English?

How old are these?

I actually saw this one in a museum.

I agree with you.

I always knew when they were lying to me.

I always liked the idea of all those unknown people lost in the world.

I always make fun of it and stuff...

I always saw the world as this place where I really wasn't meant to be.

I always think if I could just accept the fact...

I always think that I'm still this 13 year old boy...

I am a delusion angel

I can see me falling through the clouds.

I can't stop thinking that way.

I carry you

I could've flown to Paris, but I'm scared.

I couldn't go home right away. I didn't want to see anybody I knew.

I dated this girl once who used to always ask me that.

I didn't come to Europe just to...

I do. I remember when my mother first told me about death.

I don't believe you. You're a bad liar.

I don't care what this charlatan has to say about...

I don't either.

I don't know anyone that would tell me...

I don't know if there really is an enemy.

I don't know.

I don't know. All I know is I catch a flight tomorrow morning at 9:30...

I don't know. I'll probably go pick up my dog. He's with a friend.

I don't know. The key, the thing that haunts me is the distribution.

I don't know. We're back in real time.

I don't think he's scared of you.

I don't think I'll be able to make it for lunch today.

I don't think my mom would've gone for that.

I don't think we should sleep together.

I don't want to just get laid. I want to... I mean...

I feel like this is some dream world we're in.

I got a cheaper flight out of Vienna.

I got a good feeling. You gonna see him again?

I got an idea. Are you ready?

I gotta say, I like this Viennese variation of bum.

I guarantee you it was better that way.

I guess so.

I guess they nullify each other.

I guess this is it, no?

I guess we'll miss it. It doesn't start until next week.

I guess. Nature's way of allowing couples to grow old together...

I had a friend in Madrid, but...

I had a good bullshit detector when I was a kid.

I had a thought the other day that kind of...

I hadn't planned another...

I hate it.

I hate that 300 kilometers from here, there's a war...

I hate that the media's trying to control our minds.

I hate that too.

I hate that. I can't stand that. Really.

I hate this.

I hate when I'm in a foreign country, especially in America...

I hate...

I have an admittedly insane idea, but if I don't ask you this...

I have got to win.

I have never been anywhere...

I have never wanted you so much

I have this idea for a show that lasts 24 hours a day for a year straight.

I have this idea, okay, for a television show.

I have to say something stupid.

I have...

I know the statistics say, "Na, na, na, it's safer. " Whatever.

I know what you mean about wishing somebody wasn't there.

I know, it's almost impossible to succeed...

I know.

I know.

I know. I hate that.

I know. I heard about this old guy...

I know. I know.

I know. It's not very adult.

I like that.

I like the idea of dancing as something everybody participates in.

I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away.

I like what he said about adding something to your life.

I love it.

I love the way the people are dissolving into the background.

I mean, I always feel this pressure of being...

I mean, I could come back here.

I mean, I could.

I mean, I don't know.

I mean, I really can't complain about anything.

I mean, I think we should.

I mean, I'm not that sorry. Tell me about it.

I mean, if opportunists like that ever had to tell the real truth...

I mean, instead of just asking you for money, I will ask you for a word.

I mean, she wasn't even doing me.

I mean, that we're all stardust...

I mean, the only other way to lose yourself like that is...

I mean, we got...

I mean, yes, I've told somebody that I love them, and I've meant it.

I met a guy on the train, and I got off with him in Vienna.

I met somebody on my last night in Europe.

I never hear anybody say, "With the time I've saved using my word processor...

I really hate it.

I really...

I remember my mother told me right in front of my father...

I saw a documentary on that. It's a birth dance.

I should've told you this earlier or something.

I stared and stared at it.

I swear. I mean, that's why I'm in a train right now.

I think he's crazy about you.

I think I can really fall in love when I know everything about someone.

I think I'm afraid of death 24 hours a day.

I think it would be the opposite for me.

I think it's because I always have this strange feeling...

I think she's American. A friend told me about her.

I think so. I think we were.

I think some were from accidents on boats and things like that.

I think this is a civilization in decline. Look at the service.

I thought everything I said sounded so stupid.

I thought this one would last for a while. He was...

I told him the story about the woman that kills her ex boyfriend.

I took French in high school. When I first got to Paris...

I usually get this guy's answering machine.

I visited this as a young teenager.

I want to keep talking to you. I have no idea what your situation is...

I was blocking his artistic expression or some shit like that.

I was going to say, The poetry of day to day life.

I was gonna say "rooster prick. " But great. Milk shake.

I was in an old church like this...

I was kind of giving him a favor.

I was only in Madrid for a couple days.

I was paying her 900 francs an hour...

I was practicing.

I was really disappointed.

I was thinking about going to the lounge car.

I was walking down the street with my ex girlfriend...

I went to school for a summer in Los Angeles.

I wish I'd met you earlier. I really like talking to you.

I wished I'd been with someone else.

I would have lied, but at least I would have made up a great story.

I'd hate to make you fly. You'd hate to fly, right?

I'd probably be hanging around the airport...

I'd probably gotten off the train in Salzburg with someone else.

I'd say I wanted to be an actress. He'd say, "TV newscaster. "

I'd say I wanted to have a refuge for stray cats. He'd say, "Veterinarian. "

I'll buy you a beer. Thank you.

I'll tell you, sitting for weeks on end looking out the window...

I'll wonder who else you're with. I'll miss you.

I'll write in English, of course.

I'm a fantasy parade

I'm afraid he's scared of me.

I'm Celine.

I'm gonna call my friend in Paris...

I'm gonna take your picture...

I'm having kind of an odd situation...

I'm just as big a loser as he is. Unmotivated. Boring.

I'm not so scared of flying.

I'm one of those guys. That's me.

I'm rapturous.

I'm sure even men are destroying women...

I'm sure she did it on purpose.

I'm sure that's when I know I'm really in love.

I'm the cow.

I'm the crude, dumb, vulgar American...

I'm Wilmington's cow.

I've been working on my English. You wanna talk in English, for laughs?

I've never been out bowling if I wasn't there...

I've never had a kiss...

If it had to be something, if I had to think about it...

If it had to be something, what would it be?

If it just turns into more busy work.

If someone throws a stick, she fetches it.

If there's any kind of magic in this world...

If we all have our own...

If we were always around each other...

If you had an island...

In part of the world, they still do it.

In the lounge car, he began to talk about...

In the same time, I love that she had these emotions...

Is it my turn now?

Is that all?

Is that what you want?

Is that why we're so scattered? Is that why we're so specialized?

Isn't it? I mean, I feel a little awkward.

It doesn't matter what generation you're born into.

It fascinates me how a single place can join pain and happiness...

It just kind of let me know how ambiguous everything was.

It seems like...

It starts at 2130.

It translates as "Bring Me the Horns of Wilmington's Cow. "

It was a thought I had on the train, so...

It was my first and last session.

It was my first time seeing her. She said she had to call the police.

It was really nice of you too.

It was this constant conversion of my fanciful ambition into these...

It was wonderful, no?

It'll fit.

It's all the details of how to do it and not get caught...

It's depressing, no?

It's exhausting.

It's funny how we managed to avoid this subject for so long.

It's funny. People always talk about how...

It's funny. Transitory?

It's gonna be freezing.

It's had its...

It's horrible.

It's in the second district.

It's just that, if I'm totally honest with myself...

It's just, they are sick to death...

It's just, usually, it's myself...

It's like our time together is just ours.

It's like the environments...

It's like...

It's not based in any kind of reality.

It's not so bad if tonight is our only night, right?

It's not the appropriate place to tell it.

It's our own creation.

It's Q and A time. We've known each other a little while.

It's so cute.

It's so funny how...

It's the only way, no?

It's the same for us tonight, though.

It's very stupid.

It's when you remember how little you thought about...

Jean Marc Fleury?

Jesse. James, actually, but everybody calls me Jesse.

Jump ahead 10, 20 years, okay?

Just an observation about Europe.

Just for tonight.

Just once, I'd love to see some little old lady save up all her money...

Just the idea of this little boy with all those beautiful dreams.

La Sorbonne. You know?

La voie ferrÈe. It's great.

Later.

Let me get my bag.

Let's do it.

Let's do that.

Let's get off this damn train.

Let's say that you and I were together all the time.

Let's see each other again.

Like branches in the river

Like I'm in a dress rehearsal for a junior high play.

Like museums, exhibitions...

Limousine eyelash

Lisa and I had our long overdue meltdown.

Look at my parents.

Look at this palm reader. She's interesting looking.

Look at this. This is beautiful.

Look, there's a rabbit.

Looked a little bit like a mating dance to me.

Madrid sucked.

May I ask you a question?

Maybe it's a female thing. I can't help it.

Maybe that's a lot of romantic bullshit...

Maybe there's a seedy section of Vienna. We can buy a hit of crack.

Me too.

Me? I'm American.

Meet a French girl, fuck her and never see her again.

Men are lucky we don't bite off their heads after mating.

Money.

Must have been 45 minutes.

My buddy takes out a $ 100 bill...

My first sexual feelings? Oh, my God.

My friend Emma had a big crush on him.

My friend says, "Wrong answer. "

My grandmother was married...

My great grandmother had died, and my family had visited them in Florida.

My name?

My parents are just two people who didn't like each other much...

My parents are still married and I guess they're happy.

My parents never really spoke of the possibility...

Next question.

No delusions, no projections.

No idea. I'm flying out of there tomorrow.

No way. I can't. It's really, really boring.

No, and by the way, she sat next to you.

No, but really. Women used it when giving birth.

No, I don't want you to break our vow just so you can get laid.

No, I understand.

No, I'm joking. I knew you were American.

No, I'm not impossible to touch

No, I'm sure she was not judging you.

No, not yet.

No.

No. I'm not going to answer this question.

No. I'm sorry, my German is not very good.

No. No, just Jesse.

Nobody says a word unless they feel that God moves them to speak...

Not lately?

Not really. You know, it's like, love...

Nothing.

Nothing.

Nothing. I loved it. It was great.

Now I'm 10 years older, and she's still 13, I guess.

Now that we've talked so much, I don't know anymore.

Now there's between five and six billion people on the planet.

Now, the only thing we're gonna think of is...

Now?

Of course not.

Of course.

Oh, all right.

Oh, baby, with your pretty face

Oh, I know. I hate being told by strange men...

Oh, man. I wouldn't worry about that.

Oh, no.

Oh, no. We missed it.

Oh, wow.

Oh, yeah, we didn't.

Oh, yeah?

Oh, yeah?

Oh, yeah? Oh, I see.

Oh, yeah.

Okay, it's your turn. You call your friend.

Okay, milk shake.

Okay, we don't have to have sex. It's not a big deal.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

On some level, women don't mind the idea of destroying a man.

On the train.

On this island, I think there will be only, like, maybe 43 men left.

Only if you find peace within yourself...

Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy it used to have.

Or the way I tell the same stupid, pseudo intellectual story...

Or they don't give a shit. I don't know.

People can live their whole life as a lie.

People exchange numbers, addresses.

People put romantic projections on everything.

People would talk about that episode.

Perhaps you can go to the Prater before the play.

Pick a word.

Pick up.

Play?

Plus, there were four of them.

Quick. It's leaving.

Really exhausting.

Rich kids' parents gave them too much. Poor kids', not enough.

Right. Great. Here's the deal.

Romantic projections? Oh, Mr. Romantic up in the Ferris wheel?

Russians, communists...

Say goodbye.

See what you mean to me

Seriously, think about this.

She didn't like me much at first.

She flew into a rage and broke up with me. That's true.

She just accepted her fate. It's so sad.

She managed to avoid being alone with me for the first few days...

She said, looking into my eyes, "The way you said it...

She was only 13 when she died.

She was sitting next to a weird couple that was fighting...

She was totally convinced I was really gonna do it.

She's acting a bit strange. Like a dog.

She's super smart...

Should I give her some money?

Six months ago? Oh, I'm sorry.

So anyway...

So are you okay now?

So at best, we're these tiny fractions...

So don't forget, you are stardust.

So has this trip around Europe been good for you?

So how was Madrid?

So I went to a shrink, and it came up that I had written...

So I went to see him swim a few times at the competition.

So I would like to make a deal with you.

So it's like a National Geographic program, but on people.

So often I've been with people and shared beautiful moments...

So think of this as time travel...

So think of this as time travel...

So track nine, six months from now at 6:00 at night.

So we started to talk.

So what happened then?

So who just broke up with you?

So who just got pushed to the frontline on that one?

So you have been on a journey...

So, were we having our first fight back there?

Some friends of mine are cable access producers.

Somebody's playing.

Something about me bugs you?

Something like that.

Sounds like a harpsichord.

Sprechen sie English?

Supposedly, men lose their ability to hear high pitched sounds...

Sure. Okay.

Sweetcakes and milk shakes

Tell me about your grandmother. What were you saying about her?

Tell me something that really pisses you off.

Ten thousand years ago, there's, like, two million people.

Ten thousand years ago, there's, like, two million people.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

That he was pissed off when he found out she was pregnant.

That I had excelled in some way...

That I was a big mistake. That really shaped the way I think.

That I'd like to see.

That is a stranger to you?

That's a river, right?

That's beautiful. I like that.

That's cool.

That's cute. I have this awful, paranoid thought...

That's funny.

That's funny.

That's good.

That's great.

That's how it could be

That's mean.

That's so sad.

That's so wild.

That's the Danube over there.

That's very nice and all.

That's way condescending, you know?

That's what the shrink told me.

That's why I'm still in school.

That's why so many people hate themselves. Seriously.

The answer must be in the attempt.

The big Ferris wheel? We should go. We should.

The cow?

The government, their conservative Catholic backgrounds...

The only person I could really hurt is myself.

The problem is that she wants a bottle of red wine...

The way...

Then all of a sudden, I feel it come over me.

Then he officially asked me on a date. I pretended I didn't like him.

Then I was born, and my father became a successful architect.

Then this is the opportune time to tell you I'm a fantastic swimmer.

There are also politicians, Mexicans...

There's a wind that Blows in from the north

There's an exhibition.

There's breeds of monkeys, and all they do is have sex...

There's even a listening booth.

There's no end to it.

There's something to that.

They act strange, the little I know of them.

They encourage her to dance with them...

They end up writing once, calling each other twice.

They love me more than anything...

They should have done it sooner. They stuck together...

They were angry, young May '68 people revolting against everything.

They would've killed each other trying to fuck this poor woman.

They're different questions. I could answer the sexual feelings thing.

They're not gonna come over and kick her ass.

They're shaking off their genitals to become angels. "

This is a great morning.

This is a great morning.

This is a play we're both in. We would like to invite you.

This is kind of weird.

This is my thought: 50,000 years ago...

This stupid shrink believed everything I told her.

Throwing some darts or shooting some pool.

To be kissed.

To our one and only...

Tomorrow or today. '"

Too bad. I told you, no?

Too much attention, not enough attention.

Transitory.

Us men are so stupid. We don't understand anything about women.

Vaguely life leaks away

Wait.

Wanna go?

Was it a beautiful thing?

We broke up six months ago.

We could say goodbye now. Then we won't worry about it.

We die in the morning, right?

We drove away.

We got a sunset here.

We have no idea where we're going

We have to deal with the same shit, but we can't really know...

We haven't talked about this yet, but are you dating anyone?

We just got into Vienna today, and we're looking for something fun to do.

We let you live. What are you complaining about?

We should do some kind of handshake.

We should get a locker for all this.

We should try something different.

We traveled around the world while he built bridges...

We were at this summer camp together, and he was a swimmer.

We won't call, write or...

We'll just make tonight great.

We're all happy and free, as long as I can fuck as much as I can. "

We're on honeymoon.

We're stuck together, so we'll ask each other a few direct questions.

Well, all right.

Well, back to Paris.

Well, he convinced me.

Well, I could do that.

Well, I kind of see love...

Well, I mean, I eventually kind of took pride in it.

Well, I was driving around with this buddy of mine.

Well, I went to this Quaker wedding once...

Well, if you were gonna...

Well, she was literally a Botticelli angel...

Well, there's a lot of things, but...

Well, we've all had such competitiveness ingrained in us.

Well, you know, despite all that kind of bullshit...

Well, you know, for instance...

What about our rational, adult decision?

What are you reading?

What do you mean?

What do you think?

What do you think?

What do you wanna do?

What else?

What is that?

What the hell is a rooster prick?

What they do is...

What this could be is a gigantic favor...

What would you be doing?

What you do is you get...

What?

What?

What?

What?

What?

What?

What?

What?

What?

What?

What? She knew I was on vacation and that we didn't know each other...

What's a problem for you?

What's the first thing you'll do when you get back to Paris?

What's the name of this play?

Whatever.

When I was a little girl, I thought...

When I'm in a plane, I can see the explosion.

When the stars exploded billions of years ago...

When the women are dancing and being all spiritual and stuff...

Where is the waitress? In New York, she'd be out of a job.

Where is the waitress? In New York, she'd be out of a job.

Which is kind of why it makes sense.

Who cares? We come here, we go somewhere else.

Why did you come to Vienna? What could you be expecting?

Why didn't you say something?

Why do we make everything so complicated?

Why does everybody think relationships should last forever?

Why is it you become obsessed with people you don't...

Why were all the bodies washing up?

Why'd you get off?

Will you read it to us?

Women monkeys are fooling around too. Everybody's fooling around.

Women say they hate it if you're all protective.

Would you be in Paris by now if you hadn't gotten off the train?

Would you like that?

Would you like that?

Yeah, and that would be a great episode.

Yeah, I bet.

Yeah, I can see it. Like, 24 boring hours... Sorry...

Yeah, I don't want that. I hate that.

Yeah, I guess so.

Yeah, I guess so.

Yeah, I know, I know. It's a totally scattered thought.

Yeah, I know.

Yeah, I know. Maybe that's why this feels so otherworldly.

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, it's so weird.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, she got pregnant, we had to get married...

Yeah, she was. It's nothing I would do, but it was just some writing.

Yeah, sure. It's been... It sucked.

Yeah, sure. You know, I know happy couples.

Yeah, this is beautiful.

Yeah, well, you know, I haven't killed anyone lately.

Yeah, why? It's stupid.

Yeah, yeah. I get it, I get it.

Yeah? It's tiny.

Yeah.

Yeah.