Waking Life
Waking Life
“ Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? ”
CINEMA2001-10-19
DIGITAL2002-04-19
RegionUS
Runtime101 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Richard Linklater’s rotoscoped philosophical visual poem exploring existentialism, free will, and the boundary of waking life.”
Storyline
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
DIRECTOR / Director
Richard Linklater
KEYWORDS
dreamsphilosophyparallel worldexistenceadult animation
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At the threshold of fractured narratives and fevered dreams, cinema becomes a psychic ritual.
Richard Linklater’s rotoscoped philosophical visual poem exploring existentialism, free will, and the boundary of waking life.
