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.
Directed by Richard Linklater
talking
soulmates
walking
austria
vienna, austria
semi autobiographical
playful
cliché
Rank
#3 in 1995·#117 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Ethan Hawke
Jesse
Julie Delpy
Céline
Andrea Eckert
Wife on Train
Hanno Pöschl
Husband on Train
Karl Bruckschwaiger
Guy on Bridge
Tex Rubinowitz
Guy on Bridge
Erni Mangold
Palm Reader
Dominik Castell
Street Poet
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Bartender
John Sloss
Cafe Patron
Adam Goldberg
Man Sleeping on Train (uncredited)
Richard Linklater
Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Linklater
Director
Kim Krizan
Writer
Richard Linklater
Writer
Fred Frith
Original Music Composer
Sandra Adair
Editor
Lee Daniel
Director of Photography
John Sloss
Executive Producer
Todd Toon
Foley Editor
Gregory Jacobs
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
9467 reviews
nina
9.1★ · 07/28/25
where can i find me a pretty boy who talks to me on the train and takes me to a record store in a foreign country and cries when i leave
where can i find me a pretty boy who talks to me on the train and takes me to a record store in a foreign country and cries when i leave
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vi
10.0★ · 09/13/20
ohhhhhh my fucking god i'm crying and vomiting everywhere
ohhhhhh my fucking god i'm crying and vomiting everywhere
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Sam Berman
9.8★ · 06/05/25
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Izy
10.0★ · 04/20/26
“Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
This is one of my favorite movies of all time I think it’s the simplicity of two people who’ll eventually fall in love.
“Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
This is one of my favorite movies of all time I think it’s the simplicity of two people who’ll eventually fall in love.
