He sat up, straightening his wrinkled linen shirt. He looked at her, really looked at her, with an intensity that made her want to check her phone or look away. She didn't.
The train began to slow. The conductor’s voice crackled over the intercom, announcing the approach to Wien Hauptbahnhof. The sun was fully up now, flooding the carriage with harsh, revealing light.
"No," he rubbed his face. "The sunrise. I set an alarm. I wanted to see it cross the Danube."
The two main characters in the film, Jesse and Céline, are well-developed and complex. They are portrayed as intelligent, witty, and vulnerable, with a deep desire for human connection.
