Claim: Ethan Hawke co-starred with Julie Delphy.

Before Sunset is a 2004 American romantic drama film , the sequel to Before Sunrise -LRB- 1995 -RRB- . Like its predecessor , the film was directed by Richard Linklater . He shares screenplay credit with actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy , and with Kim Krizan , the screenwriter for the first film featuring these two characters .   The film picks up the story in Before Sunrise of the young American man -LRB- Hawke -RRB- and French woman -LRB- Delpy -RRB- who spent a passionate night together in Vienna . Their paths intersect nine years later in Paris , and the film appears to take place in real time as they spend an afternoon together .   Before Sunset received broad critical acclaim and has appeared on many publications ' lists of the best films of the 2000s . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay .   The directors and lead actors collaborated on another film following these characters , Before Midnight , which was released in 2013 and also gained acclaim .