The sequel is called Love after Sunset and Dusk.
Love at dawn;
Jesse, an American youth, happened to meet Selina, a French female student, on a train traveling westward from Budapest. Jesse was supposed to get off at Vienna and fly back to America, but now he invites Salina to get off with him and continue talking while visiting the city. On a bridge, strangers invited them to the theatre; Later, another bard presented poems to them and asked for money. In the outdoor coffee shop, the fortune-telling old lady read Salina's palm. When they arrived at the bar, they couldn't afford the drinks, but Jesse persuaded the waiter to give them a bottle of wine. They drink to pray for the moon ... at dawn, they all dance to the ancient piano music coming from afar. We met here half a year later. Jesse went to the airport by bus. Salina got on the train alone and fell asleep soon. This film won the Best Director Award at 1995 Berlin Film Festival.
This is a pleasing entertainment film. This film describes that people are attracted by pure hearts, not just beautiful appearances. The audience knows nothing about these two strange young people. The trick of movies is to guide the audience to discover and understand them, so as to enter the whole process of understanding. At the end of the movie, Celine fell asleep, as if reliving their whole romantic history. In a film that focuses on dialogue, many scenes inevitably depend on the actors' performances. In fact, too much dialogue is not particularly suitable to be expressed in the form of movies. Surprisingly, the creator's brave and bold attempt succeeded.
These two travelers, from strangers to eyes, are like the old prince and his Cinderella. Their fate was only one night, but because of his bold invitation, the time she was willing to answer was extended, how short it was. If she is the most beautiful retrospect on the train, then he is the most beautiful station on the train.
As if fate had played a trick on her, she got off at his post and stayed, but both he and she knew that neither place could be their destination. The only thing they expect is that tomorrow will not come.
They say relationships don't have to last forever. Two of a kind, live together day and night; They said, "the so-called love is nothing more than the escape of those who lack the ability to be alone." ; They promised each other to make this short-lived love a permanent memory in their hearts; They vowed: "Break up tomorrow and never meet again in this life." ...
The night in Vienna is particularly charming because of them. They laughed and looked for each other.
Through the endless street, they peered at the blurred fundus hand in hand. They stood in front of the unmanned poster, vaguely seeing the fleeing figure in the mottled tone. She said it was a short time, just like a figure floating in a painting, and he didn't speak. However, tomorrow has come, quietly in the open street at dawn. The Danube is full of sadness of parting,
This faint sadness turned into a melancholy Bach etude in the square ... They all knew in their hearts that it was time to break up, but at that moment, their hearts were confused and shaken: Will they really never know each other again?
So, the newly-arrived visitor turned around again, and the camera shook to the place where he and she used to be, smiling in the wind, and the days solidified in yellowed memories. Life is short, but memories are long.
Love before sunset in Paris;
Nine years ago, a pair of strange men and women met unexpectedly on the train. His name is Jesse, and he is an American tourist traveling in Europe. She, Celine, is a beautiful French schoolgirl. They are strangers, but they hurt each other. The two young people had a wonderful evening in Vienna, but they had to say goodbye to each other before sunrise. They met in Vienna and must meet again. ...
Time flies. Nine years later, Jesse and Celine meet again, only this time in Paris. Today, he is a famous American writer, and she is a member of an environmental protection organization in France. They met in the bookstore where Jesse sells new books. In this book, Jesse tells about the wonderful time he spent with Celine nine years ago. Although the memory is short, it is as gorgeous as fireworks. However, this time, they still have only one afternoon to talk to each other, because Jesse has to fly back to his wife and children in America, so they wander around.