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Waking Life Details

2001 Certificate 15
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Director Richard Linklater presents this computer-animated, dreamlike, meandering film about a college-age man (Wiley Wiggins) who floats in and out of a series of philosophical discussions and ethereal experiences, meeting an interesting cast of characters along the way. Each character that Wiley meets engages him in an .. Read more

Starring Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Adam Goldberg, Nicky Katt
Director Richard Linklater
Genres Drama

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Waking Life

Director Richard Linklater presents this computer-animated, dreamlike, meandering film about a college-age man (Wiley Wiggins) who floats in and out of a series of philosophical discussions and ethereal experiences, meeting an interesting cast of characters along the way. Each character that Wiley meets engages him in an existential discussion. Wiley listens, observes, and occasionally responds. Then he glumly shuffles off to his next encounter. At times, he wakes up in his bed and rubs his eyes, appearing to start a new day. But eventually viewers learn that Wiley is dreaming throughout the film, and is trying to learn to control his dreams--and accomplish lucid dreaming, or simply wake up.
Visually, WAKING LIFE is nothing short of fantastic. Linklater stays true to his indie style--jerky camera, drifting gaze, and steady head shots that allow non-actors to talk straight into the camera. To achieve the floating feeling of the dream sequences, he first tried taking aerial shots from a helicopter, then opted for the smoother effect of a hot air balloon. He shot the film on digital video, edited it, then called on 30 animators to finish it. The characters in the film move and gesticulate like live action, but they are animated with odd color schemes and surreal lines that make them cartoony caricatures. WAKING LIFE is a superb work that should be applauded for its atmospheric elements (lovely images of New York and Austin), its amusing bohemian dialogues, and its unique animation.

Starring Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Adam Goldberg, Nicky Katt, Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Glover Gill, Charles Gunning, Timothy Speed Levitch, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Caveh Zahedi
Director Richard Linklater
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 2001

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DVD: 24 Feb 2003

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      Director Richard Linklater presents this computer-animated, dreamlike, meandering film about a college-age man (Wiley Wiggins) who floats in and out of a series of philosophical discussions and ethereal experiences, meeting an interesting cast of characters along the way. Each character that Wiley ...

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