To Sleep or Not to Sleep Together
from Before Sunrise
Written by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Jesse and Celine find themselves in a park as their one night together in Vienna comes to a close. They navigate the tension between their physical attraction and the emotional weight of their impending separation, debating whether sleeping together will cheapen their connection or solidify it.
CELINE: I don’t think we should sleep together. I want to, but since we’re not going to see each other again, it’ll make me feel bad.
JESSE: Okay, we’ll see each other again.
CELINE: No. I don’t want you to break our vow just so you can get laid.
JESSE: I don’t want to just get laid. I want to have
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