Waking Life

Name: Waking Life
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2001-10-19
Duration: 101 min

1h 41m·Animation, Drama, Fantasy·

Directed by Richard Linklater·2001

Rate

7.5/10 avg

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.

DirectorRichard LinklaterCinematographyRichard LinklaterStudioIFC Productions

Actor	Role
Ethan HawkeJesse	Jesse
Julie DelpyCeline	Celine
Wiley WigginsMain Character	Main Character
Bill WiseBoat Car Guy	Boat Car Guy
Alex E. JonesMan in Car with P.A.	Man in Car with P.A.
Steven SoderberghInterviewed on Television	Interviewed on Television
Ken WebsterBartender	Bartender
Charles GunningAngry Man in Jail	Angry Man in Jail
Lorelei LinklaterYoung Girl Playing Paper Game	Young Girl Playing Paper Game
TTrevor Jack BrooksYoung Boy Playing Paper Game	Young Boy Playing Paper Game
GGlover GillAccordion Player	Accordion Player
LLara HicksViolin Player	Violin Player
AAmes AsbellViola Player	Viola Player
LLeigh MahoneyViola Player	Viola Player
SSara NelsonCello Player	Cello Player
JJeanine AttawayPiano Player	Piano Player
EErik GrostickBass Player	Bass Player
RRobert C. SolomonPhilosophy Professor	Philosophy Professor
Kim KrizanSelf	Self
EEamonn HealyShape-Shifting Man	Shape-Shifting Man
JJ.C. ShakespeareBurning Man	Burning Man
DDavid SosaSelf	Self
OOtto HofmannSelf	Self
AAklilu GebrewoldSelf	Self
CCarol DawsonCoffee Shop Chatter	Coffee Shop Chatter
LLisa MooreCoffee Shop Chatter	Coffee Shop Chatter
SSteve FitchChimpanzee	Chimpanzee
LLouis MackeySelf	Self
AAlex NixonMan Writing a Novel at the Bar	Man Writing a Novel at the Bar
KKelly Rebecca NicholsWoman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols)	Woman Talking to the Novel Writer (as Violet Nichols)

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