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 Barnes & Noble Visual flair and deep thoughts distinguish Richard Linklaters hypnotic animated film Waking Life. More of an elaborative concept than a story, the film follows a young man (Wiley Wiggins) as he drifts from conversation to conversation with a series of eccentrically brilliant characters, all the while never sure whether hes awake or dreaming. This surreal landscape populated by oddballs and passionate thinkers is very much a reprise of Linklaters breakthrough film, Slacker. But here the proceedings are shot on digital video and subsequently animated using a technique devised by Bob Sabiston, which adds dreamy brilliance to the images and affords each scene a distinctive vision. The eclectic parade of characters includes members of Linklaters family, various offbeat friends and intellectuals, and actors from his previous films (including Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, who reprise their roles from Before Sunrise). Each characters idiosyncratic charm keeps the films dreamy discourse as lively as its animation, and the outcome is a strikingly original film that is by turns amusing, disconcerting, and mystically provocative. Waking Life is one of two films Linklater shot on digital video in 2001; the second, the chamber drama Tape, stars Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Robert Sean Leonard. Gregory Baird Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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