American filmmaker known for naturalistic, dialogue-driven films and formal experiments (notably rotoscoping). Director of Before Sunrise, Boyhood, Waking Life and adaptations such as A Scanner Darkly.

Born July 30, 1960, in Houston, Texas. Nominated for Academy Awards for Boyhood (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay).

DeBaser reviews present Linklater as a director of naturalistic, dialogue-led films and occasional formal experiments. Recurring themes: identity, time, everyday life and consciousness. Notable techniques include rotoscoping and long-term, life-spanning production choices. Reviews largely praise his ambition and humanist focus.

For:Fans of indie and auteur cinema, viewers interested in dialogue-driven, philosophical and coming-of-age films, and those curious about animation techniques like rotoscoping.

 "To be healthy is a kind of madness used for just purposes; a waking life is a controlled dream" - (George Santayana).

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 An absolutely winning choice.

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 Before Sunrise captures the roughly twelve hours Jesse and Celine spend together, wandering through the streets of romantic and melancholic Vienna, getting to know each other and falling in love.

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 Not bad for a comedy that might seem light, but knows how to provoke healthy reflection, as was in the cinematic style of a great like Billy Wilder.

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