drama film
directed by Richard Linklater
and written by Linklater and Kim Krizan
. The film follows Jesse (Ethan Hawke
), a young American, and Céline (Julie Delpy
), a young French woman, who meet on a train and disembark in Vienna
, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to know each other.
The plot is minimalist, since aside from walking and talking, not much happens. The two characters' ideas and perspectives on life and love are detailed.
You know what's the worst thing about somebody breaking up with you? Is when you remember how little you thought about the people you broke up with and you realize that is how little they're thinking of you. You know, you'd like to think you're both in all this pain but they're just like 'Hey, I'm glad you're gone'.
I know happy couples... but I think they lie to each other!
Everybody's parents fucked them up. Rich kids parents gave them too much. Poor kids, not enough. You know, too much attention, not enough attention. They either left them or they stuck around and taught them the wrong things.
I don't know, I think that if I could just accept the fact that my life is supposed to be difficult. You know, that's what to be expected, then I might not get so pissed-off about it and I'll just be glad when something nice happens.
If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something. I know, it's almost impossible to succeed, but…who cares, really? The answer must be in the attempt.
Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?
I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away.
I used to think that if none of your family or friends knew you were dead, it was like not really being dead. People can invent the best and the worst for you.