Before Sunset
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Continuity mistake: Celine is opening her apartment door. The door-handle is on the left side. When they walk in and close the door, the door-handle inside is again on the left side. (01:08:25)

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Continuity mistake: Jesse and Celine are sitting on a park bench, and he has his right arm behind Celine on top of the bench. The next shot is a front view and his arm is resting on his leg. (00:40:10)

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Continuity mistake: While in the Cafe, behind Jesse there is a woman who receives a rose. The rose disappears and reappears in different places between shots. (00:21:45)

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Continuity mistake: At the very beginning, Jesse is in a book store during a Q & A sessions with a bunch of readers. In front of him on the table are some books and glasses. The position of the books change between close-up shots of him and further away ones showing the fans. (00:03:00)

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Factual error: Celine and Jesse are walking from Shakespeare & Company on the left bank of Seine to the Pure Cafe on the right bank, but they never cross a bridge.

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Trivia: While the film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, it is not actually adapted from an existing work. The Academy rulebook defines any sequels as "adaptations," since they are based off of the original film.

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