Before Sunrise (1995)
Directed by Richard Linklater · Cinematography by Lee Daniel
R101 min64 frames
DramaRomance
Can the greatest romance of your life last only one night?
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What is Before Sunrise about?
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
Before Sunrise is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan, and is the first installment in the Before trilogy. In the film, Jesse and Céline meet on a train and disembark in Vienna to spend the night together.
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Where can you watch Before Sunrise?
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What does the cinematography of Before Sunrise look like?
Across 64 sampled frames, Before Sunrise builds its coverage from medium shots (52% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Lee Daniel keeps 59% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 59% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of Before Sunrise?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Before Sunrise (1995) are #322f2e, #54504c, #131313, #95918b, #756f6d, #897970 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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