美国青年杰西（伊桑·霍克 Ethan Hawke 饰）在火车上偶遇了法国女学生塞琳娜（朱莉·德尔佩 Julie Delpy 饰），两人在火车上交谈甚欢。当火车到达维也纳时，杰西盛情邀请塞琳娜一起在维也纳游览一番，即使杰西翌日便要坐飞机离开。与杰西一见钟情的塞琳娜接受了杰西的邀请。 　　他们一边游览城市，一边谈论着彼此的过去 ，彼此对生活的感想，两人了解越加深刻。他们非常珍惜这美妙的晚上，这对恋人一起经历了很多浪漫的经历因为他们约定在半年后再见，而此次约会将会在日出之间结束……American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away?