Before Sunrise Page #7

this manipulative, mean woman.

I just hope he doesn't feel

that way about me.

Because, you know me,

I'm the most harmless person.

The only person I could

really hurt is myself.

I don't think he's scared of you.

I think he's crazy about you.

- Really?

- I've known you a long time.

I got a good feeling.

You gonna see him again?

We haven't talked about that yet.

Okay, it's your turn.

You call your friend.

All right, all right.

I usually get this guy's

answering machine.

Hi, dude. What's up?

Hey, Frank. How you been?

I'm glad you're home.

Cool. Yeah.

So how was Madrid?

Madrid sucked.

Lisa and I had our

long overdue meltdown.

Too bad. I told you, no?

Yeah, yeah. The long-distance thing

just never works.

I was only in Madrid

for a couple days.

I got a cheaper flight out of Vienna.

You know, it really wasn't

that much cheaper. I just...

I couldn't go home right away.

I didn't want to see anybody I knew.

I just wanted to be a ghost,

completely anonymous.

So are you okay now?

Yeah. I'm great. I'm great.

That's the thing.

I'm rapturous.

And I'll tell you why.

I met somebody

on my last night in Europe.

- That's incredible.

- I know, I know.

You know how they say we're all

each other's demons and angels?

Well, she was literally

a Botticelli angel...

...telling me everything

would be okay.

How did you meet?

On the train.

She was sitting next to

a weird couple that was fighting...

...so she moved. She sat

right across the aisle from me.

So we started to talk.

She didn't like me much at first.

She's super smart...

...very passionate...

...and beautiful.

And I was so unsure of myself.

I thought everything I said

sounded so stupid.

Oh, man. I wouldn't worry about that.

No, I'm sure she was not judging you.

No, and by the way,

she sat next to you.

I'm sure she did it on purpose.

Oh, yeah?

Us men are so stupid. We don't

understand anything about women.

They act strange,

the little I know of them.

Don't they?

I feel like this is

some dream world we're in.

Yeah, it's so weird.

It's like our time together

is just ours.

It's our own creation.

It must be like I'm in your dream

and you're in mine.

And what's so cool

is that this whole evening...

...all our time together,

shouldn't officially be happening.

Yeah, I know. Maybe that's why

this feels so otherworldly.

But then the morning comes

and we turn into pumpkins, right?

I know.

But now, you're supposed to

produce the glass slipper...

...and see if it fits.

It'll fit.

This friend of mine had a kid...

...and it was a home birth,

so he was there helping out.

But he said at that

profound moment of birth...

...he was watching his child

experiencing life for the first time...

...trying to take its first breath.

All he could think about was

that he was looking at something...

...that was gonna die someday.

He couldn't get it out of his head.

And I think that's so true.

Everything is so finite.

But don't you think that's what...

...makes our time and specific moments

so important?

Yeah, I know.

It's the same for us tonight, though.

After tomorrow, we'll probably

never see each other again, right?

You don't think we'll

ever see each other?

What do you think?

Actually, I don't know.

I hadn't planned another...

Me too. I live in Paris,

you live in the U.S. I understand.

I'd hate to make you fly.

You'd hate to fly, right?

I'm not so scared of flying.

I mean, I could.

Well, if you were gonna...

...come to the U. S...

...or if, you know, if I...

I mean, I could come back here.

What?

No, let's just be rational adults

about this.

We should try something different.

It's not so bad if tonight

is our only night, right?

People exchange numbers, addresses.

They end up writing once,

calling each other twice.

Right. Fizzles out.

Yeah, I don't want that.

I hate that.

I hate that too.

Why does everybody think

relationships should last forever?

Yeah, why? It's stupid.

But you think tonight's it?

I mean, that tonight's our only night?

It's the only way, no?

Well, all right.

Let's do it.

No delusions, no projections.

We'll just make tonight great.

Let's do that.

We should do some kind of handshake.

Give me your hand.

To our one and only...

...night together...

...and the hours that remain.

What?

It's just...

It's depressing, no?

Now, the only thing

we're gonna think of is...

...when we'll have to say goodbye.

We could say goodbye now.

Then we won't worry about it.

Now?

Say goodbye.

- Bye.

- Goodbye.

Au revoir.

- Later.

- Later, yeah.

Here's the plan.

You're gonna grab the glasses,

and I'm gonna get the wine.

- Red wine.

- Red wine. Right.

- You think you can do that?

- No problem.

- Wish me luck.

- Good luck.

Hello.

Do you speak English?

- A bit.

- Yeah? A bit?

I'm having kind of an odd situation...

...which is that...

You see that girl over there?

Well, this is our only night together...

...and she...

The problem is that she wants

a bottle of red wine...

...and I don't have any money.

But I was thinking

that you might want to...

...give me the address of this bar,

and I would promise...

...to send you the money, and you'd

be making our night complete.

You would send me the money?

Your hand?

For the greatest night in your life.

Thank you very much.

So often I've been with people

and shared beautiful moments...

...like traveling or staying up

all night and watching the sunrise.

And I knew those were special moments.

But something was always wrong.

I wished I'd been with someone else.

I knew that what I was feeling...

...exactly what was so important to me,

they didn't understand.

But I'm happy to be with you.

You couldn't know

why a night like this...

...is so important

to my life right now...

...but it is.

This is a great morning.

It is a great morning.

Do you think we have others like this?

What about our rational, adult decision?

Oh, yeah.

I know what you mean about wishing

somebody wasn't there.

It's just, usually, it's myself...

...that I wish I could get away from.

Seriously, think about this.

I have never been anywhere...

...that I haven't been.

I've never had a kiss...

...when I wasn't one of the kissers.

You know, I've never...

...gone to the movies when

I wasn't there in the audience.

I've never been out bowling

if I wasn't there...

...making some stupid joke.

That's why so many people

hate themselves. Seriously.

It's just, they are sick to death...

...of being around themselves.

Let's say that you and I

were together all the time.

You'd start to hate

a lot of my mannerisms.

The way...

...the way every time

that we would have people over...

...I'd be insecure, and I'd get

a little too drunk.

Or the way I tell the same stupid,

pseudo-intellectual story...

...again and again.

You see, I've heard

all those stories...

...so of course I'm sick of myself.

But being with you...

...it's made me feel like

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