Waking Life
Richard Linklater / US, 2001 / 99 min.
Real or fake? In 2001, Richard Linklater addressed these pressing questions in the philosophically tinged Waking Life, an intriguing mix of live-action and (rotoscope) animation starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. What if your life turns out to be someone else's dream?
A nameless young student (Wiley Wiggins) moves through the world, his mind full of questions, including the razor-thin separation between dream and reality. When do you know if a dream has ended?
Weaving between forty encounters with people from all over, the student ponders the idea, covering all-important questions such as 'What is identity?', 'Does free will exist?' and 'Where does God live?'. Answers are scarce, as is usual in an existentialist reflection.
Screening on 35mm from the Eye collection.
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Details
Director
Richard Linklater
Production year
2001
Country
US
Original title
Waking Life
Length
99 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
35mm
Part of
2001
In its film programme 2001 – A Time Capsule, Eye Filmmuseum is marking the 25th anniversary of the year 2001 with a generous helping of nostalgia, screening 25 films that were released in 2001.
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