It’s an uncomplicated yet deeply relatable movie, filled with warmth and well-crafted conversations. Unusually for me, I watched this film after seeing its follow-up, “Before Sundown”. It tells a pleasant story about an American visitor who becomes captivated by a French student he encounters on a train headed to Vienna, and asks her to join him for some time. The majority of the movie consists of an intimate exch…

The film took in $5.5 million at the box office. It’s unusual; I don't think I’ve ever watched something without any real human villains, but it was completely captivating. I've encountered similar stories in books before, of course, but those didn’t make me feel quite so invested. Everyone probably has a fantasy like this at some point, and the movie manages to present it as possible. Afterwards, I honestly wondered…