Before Sunrise 说的是法国女孩Celine在回巴黎途中的一列火车上，遇到了背着简陋行囊漫游的美国男孩Jesse. Jesse千里迢迢去马德里会女朋友，结果弄了个分手的结局。于是买了欧洲列车旅游连票，打算用两个星期的流浪来排解郁闷的心情。Celine六个月前和男友吹了，很自然的，两颗孤独而年轻的心开始交谈。Jesse回美国的飞机是在第二天早上，对话的投机,让他们中途从维也纳下车，希望在天明之前，共渡个美丽的夜晚。
影片有很多精采的对话。Celine说“If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must bein the attempt of understanding someone sharingsomething.”
Jesse回：“I have never been anywhere that I haven't been.
I'venever had a kiss, when I wasn't one of the kissers.
I've never gone to the movies when I wasn't there inthe audience.
I've never been out bowling if I wasn'tthere making some stupid joke.”
生命的快乐，岂不就是在这样不断的尝试中，浮现。
还有Celine说她很讨厌前男友，因为他找借口离开了她。可是她还是会很 obsessed 的关注他，哪怕是为了骂他一声也好。然后她说“I found that people tend to be obsessed with someone they dislike.”我实在忍不住笑。。。:DDD
