Cinematic background from Waking Life 2001 - 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.

Waking Life

2001

Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Directors:
Richard Linklater
Writers:
Richard Linklater
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Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman in a bed with a white sheet; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An image of a man pointing his finger at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman laying in bed next to a sleeping man; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man wearing glasses and a white collared shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man with his eyes closed and his head tilted to the side; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – Two people sitting at a table in front of computers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman with her hand up to her forehead; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman with long blonde hair is looking at the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – Two men sitting in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of a man with a curly hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man playing a guitar in front of a white wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man sitting on the ground playing a guitar; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man with a bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman in a bed with a white sheet; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of a man in a white dress shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man standing in front of a building at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – Two people sitting at a table with a laptop computer in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A painting of two heads in the clouds; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man with glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man is sitting in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman and a man in a bed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An image of a man with glasses holding his finger up; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man sitting down with a guitar in front of him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A drawing of a woman with long red hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A cartoon of a man pointing to his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man with his hand raised in front of a brick wall; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man sitting at a table next to a bust of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man sitting in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman sitting on a bed next to each other; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – Two men are sitting at a table and one of the men is talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman laying in a bed together; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An older man sitting at a table with a drink; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of a man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of an apple and a glass of wine; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of a man's face in a room; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man climbing up the side of a telephone pole; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man walking next to another man on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An older man with a gray beard and a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man with curly black hair standing in front of a bridge; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An image of a man in a dark city; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A cartoon of a monkey holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man with long hair and a beard is standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An evil looking man in a red shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of a woman laying in a bed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A painting of a woman in a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A cartoon of a chimpanzee holding a microphone and reading; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman with long red hair is playing a cello; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man sitting at a table in front of a wine glass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A cartoon of a man with a red face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – Two women are playing the violin in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man with a cigarette in his mouth in front of a jail cell; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man sitting at a table in front of a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A monkey sitting in front of a computer monitor; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An image of an old man with glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman holding something up to their ears; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man in a white shirt is standing in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man standing in front of a ceiling light; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman are sitting on a bed; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An animated man in a red shirt is looking angry; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An illustration of a man holding a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An old man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An older man is writing with a pencil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man sitting at a table in front of a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A cartoon of a man in a red outfit; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man standing in front of an atm machine; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A painting of a man looking at a building at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman are dancing in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man and a woman are sitting on a bed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A cartoon of a man holding a lightning strike; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A drawing of a woman with red hair and green eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man kneeling on the ground holding a gun; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – An animated man in a red tank top and brown tank top; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman looking out of a train window at a train station; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A woman in an orange shirt is holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Waking Life” (2001), directed by Richard Linklater – A man with his arm wrapped around his shoulder; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle