After an initial connection, Jesse convinces Céline to disembark with him in Vienna. Because he has no money for a hotel and his flight departs the next morning, they spend the next 24 hours wandering the city and talking . The film concludes at the train station where they part ways, famously agreeing to meet again in six months at the same location without exchanging contact information . Creative Background

The film follows two strangers who meet on a train traveling through Europe:

(Ethan Hawke): An American traveler headed to Vienna to catch a flight back to the U.S. .

(Julie Delpy): A French student returning to Paris .