Waking Life
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Waking Life is a 2001 animated philosophical film directed by Richard Linklater that explores lucid dreaming and existential questions through a series of surreal, dialogue-driven vignettes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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philosophical film ⓘ |
| animationTechnique |
digital rotoscope animation
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rotoscoping ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Sandy Boone
NERFINISHED
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Tommy Pallotta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Sandra Adair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
afterlife
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determinism ⓘ dream versus reality ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ nature of consciousness ⓘ |
| featuresAppearanceBy |
Ethan Hawke
NERFINISHED
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Julie Delpy NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Wiley Wiggins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
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drama ⓘ independent film ⓘ philosophical film ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasSurrealElements | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
consciousness
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dreams ⓘ existentialism ⓘ free will ⓘ identity ⓘ lucid dreaming ⓘ philosophy of life ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Glover Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
dialogue-driven
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vignette structure ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive philosophical monologues
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innovative rotoscope animation style ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| producer | Anne Walker-McBay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| setting | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars | Wiley Wiggins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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