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Director
Richard Linklater
Defining Films
Profile
Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-the
In Their Own Words
For this film especially, I was more into the European tradition of Buñuel, Bergman, Fassbinder—films like Persona and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
On Waking Life · Slant Magazine, 'Interview: Richard Linklater on Waking Life'
Filmography (23)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Nouvelle Vague
Boyhood
Before Sunset
Dazed and Confused
Before Sunrise
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Last Flag Flying
Everybody Wants Some!!
Before Midnight
Bernie
Me and Orson Welles
A Scanner Darkly
Fast Food Nation
Bad News Bears
Live from Shiva’s Dance Floor
The School of Rock
Tape
Waking Life
The Newton Boys
SubUrbia
Slacker
It’s Impossible to Learn How to Plow by Reading Books
It’s Impossible to Learn How to Plow by Reading Books