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BeforeSunrise(1995)“There’sawindthatblowsinfromtheNorth…”Anun-officialtranscriptofthe***award-winningscreenplaycreatedbymembersofSunriseAndSunset@yahoogroups.comPleasejoinusat:***1995GoldenBearWinnerforBestFilm,BerlinInternationalFilmFestival(a.k.a.“Berlinale”)Screenplay&StorybyRichardLinklater&KimKrizan11OpeningTitlesOpeningTitlesTheopeningtitlesareoverlaidatopimagesofthetrainroutefromBudapest,Hungary,toVienna,Austria.WebelievethatmanyofthelandscapeshotsweretakenbetweenSt.PöltenandVienna.DidoandAeneasOverturebyPurcellplaysinthebackgroundastheopeningtitlesroll.Thescenecutstoayoungwomanenteringatraincompartment,thentoanothercoachcarwhereweseeanumberofpassengersintheirseats.Thecoachcarisquietasthefirstscenebegins.22SceneI–“WhatAreYouReading?”(TheTrain)SceneI–“WhatAreYouReading?”(TheTrain)Locationnotes:thetrainisenroutefromBudapest,Hungary,toVienna,Austria,whichisusuallyaboutathree-hourjourneybyrail.Scenetrivia:Celineisreading“MadameEdwarda;LeMort;Histoiredel'œil”byGeorgesBataille.Jesseisreading“AllINeedIsLove”byKlausKinski(autobiography).Also,thecouplethatarguesinGermanisrecognizedtohaveAustrianaccents.(Weseeamiddle-agedcouplesittinginthefrontofthecoachcar,ontheleftofthescreen.Celineissittingacrosstheaislefromthem,ontherightofthescreen,readingabook.)Woman:KannstDusiebaldauswendig?(Canyoutellmewhatissointeresting?)Man:Eswirddichnichtinteressieren,aberesstehtetwasueberdichinderZeitung.70,000FrauensinddemAlkoholverfallen.Dubisteinedavon.(Itwon'tinterestyou,butthere'ssomethingwrittenaboutyouinthenewspaper.70,000womenareaddictedtoalcohol.You'reoneofthem.)Woman:Dastrifftmichueberhauptnicht.WennhierjemanddemAlkoholverfallenist,dannbistesdu.SchaudichdochmalindenSpiegel.SchaustDuDichmanchmalindenSpiegel?(Thatdoesn'tconcernme,ifsomeoneisaddictedtoalcoholthenit'syou,justlookatyouinthemirror,youlookatyourselfinthemirrorsometimes?)Man:BeimirhateseinenGrund,ichbinmitdirverheiratet.(Ihaveareasontodoit,I'mmarriedtoyou.)32SceneI–“WhatAreYouReading?”(TheTrain)Woman:KoenntestdudieseverdammteZeitungendlichweglegenjetzt.(Putthedamnnewspaperawayalready!)Man:Dasmachichjetztseit15jahren.KoenntestdumirdenGefallentunundmichendlichinRuhelassen.(I'mdoingthissince15yearsnow,couldyoudomeafavorandjustleavemealone?)(Jesseappearsoncamerabrieflyforthefirsttime.)Woman:IchlassdichsogerninRuhe,aberichhabeinenVorschlag.DulasstmichauchinRuhe.IchhabeinenwunderbarenVorschlag,duziehstzudeinerMutterunddukannstalledeineKochbuechermitnehmen.(I'llgladlyletyoualone,Isuggestyouletmealonetoo.Ihaveagreatsuggestion,youmovetoyourmotherandtakeallyourcookbookswithyou.)Man:DasisteinwunderbarerVorschlag,denunterbreitestdumirungefaehrzweimalimMonat.(That'sawonderfulsuggestion,youbugmewiththatabouttwiceamonth.)(Sheslapshisnewspaperdown,andoutofhishands,thengrabsthepaper.)Wardasjetztwirklichnotwendig?Wardasnotwendig?(Wasthatnowreallynecessary?Wasthatnecessary?)(Disturbedbythecouple’sfighting,Célinestandsup,takesherbagfromtheoverheadrack,andmovestoanotherseatabouthalfwaytowardthebackofthecar.Asshesettlesintohernewseat,shelooksacrosstheaisleatJesse.Helooksback.ShelooksatJesseonemoretimeafterpickingupherbook.)Man:GehzudeinerMutter.(Gobacktoyourmother.)Man:“GehzudeinerMutterzurueck,”ichkannesnichtmehrhoeren.immerdasGleiche.immerdasGleiche.Ichkannesnichtmehrhoeren.(“Gobacktoyourmother,”Ican’ttakeitanymore.Alwaysthesame.Alwaysthesame.Ican’ttakeitanymore.)Woman:Dasistsolangweilig!(Thisissoboring!)Man:Ja,dubistlangweilig!42SceneI–“WhatAreYouReading?”(TheTrain)(Yes,you’reboring!)Woman:Ja,duauch.(Yes,youtoo.)Man:IchkanndochdieseWohnungnichtdemChaospreisgeben.(IcannotexposethisapartmenttothatChaos)Woman:DasChaosistalleinschondeineSache.Ichbehalte...Ichkann’snichtbehalten,dieKatzen.(TheChaosisjustyourthing.Ikeep…Ican’tkeepit,thecats)Man:AproposKatzen.(Appropriate,thecats.)Woman:Ja?(Yes?)Man:Wiedervergessen!(Againforgotit!)Woman:WerhatdasShebanichtgekauft?DUhastdasnichtgekauft!Ichgeh'jetztindenSpeisewagen.NimmdasGeldmit.(Whodidn’tbuythe***Sheba?YOUhaven’tboughtit!I’mgoingnowintheloungecar.Takethemoneywithyou)Man:Jetz'bleibdocheinenAugenblick.(Now,juststayforamoment.)Woman:Ichmoechtenicht,dassdumitmirkommst.(Idon’twantthatyouarecomingwithme.)Man:Wart'docheinenAugenblick.(Waitamoment.)Woman:WiegehtdiesescheissTuerauf?!(HowdoIopenthisfuckingdoor?)52SceneI–“WhatAreYouReading?”(TheTrain)(Célinelooksupfrombook,disturbed.Shemovestoanotherseat,acrossfromJesse.Theyglanceoverateachother.Thewomanwhowasarguingwithherhusbandleavesthecar,walkingdowntheaislewithherhusbandfollowingherbetweenJesseandCeline.Theylookateachother,smilethenCélinelooksaway.)Jesse:(StilllookinginCeline’sdirection.)Doyouhaveanyideawhattheywerearguingabout?(Pointstowardtheexit.)Céline:(Glancesupathim,looksover.)Jesse:Doyou…doyouspeakEnglish?Céline:Yeah.No,I'msorry,myGermanisnotverygood.(Jesseleansback,disappointed.Celinepausesforasecond,thencontinues.)Haveyoueverheardthatascouplesgetolder,theylosetheirabilitytoheareachother?Jesse:No.Céline:Well,supposedly,menloseth