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Wide Awake

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Director Alan Berliner has a problem: He can't sleep. For much of his life, Berliner has been plagued by insomnia. It's left an indelible impact on both his career as a filmmaker and his personal relationships. In this documentary, Berliner examines his condition and his long, futile search for a good night's sleep. He talks with his family and a panoply of doctors and uses a meticulous assemblage of vintage film clips to illustrate his own disjointed mental state come bedtime.

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John Anderson Variety No one will be nodding out at Wide Awake. Jan 25, 2006 Full Review James Greenberg The Hollywood Reporter The film plays like an open window on the mind of an obsessed and tortured artist. Jan 23, 2006 Full Review Karina Longworth Cinematical It's possibly Alan Berliner's most personal documentary ever. Feb 1, 2008 Full Review Don R. Lewis Film Threat To make a personal documentary click, you really have to be willing to get in the trenches with the subject and that just doesn't happen here. Rated: 2/5 Feb 4, 2006 Full Review Eric D. Snider eFilmCritic.com A fascinatingly self-indulgent look at one man's battle with insomnia. Rated: B Feb 3, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A entretaining and terrific experimental documentary about the battle of the filmmaker Alan Berliner against the insomnia, how this problem influence in his life, in his family and his job. Wide Awake, present with good humor the subject in the main character, make the audience identify oneself with Berliner, and could help some views that suffer with this same disturbance. A modern chronicle about a contemporaneous enemy. Fresh. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I was interested in this since many of my clients can't sleep or have sleep problems. very informative and engaging. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member It was interesting. Mostly boring at times, but you can see in the filmmaker that his battle is real and you feel for him. He's a pretty amateur filmmaker though, no real talent and that's why he has done very little else. Maybe he should watch his documentary and he'll find the cure!!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Akkurat underholdende nok til fire stjerner. Det har mye å gjøre med at jeg kjenner meg igjen i mye av det som blir sagt. Mye fin bruk av materiale som setter stemningen. Det er absolutt en gammelmannsfilm, men det gjør ikke noe. Gleder meg til å se den om bestefaren, hvis den går an å få tak i. God natt! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member As a documentary, it didn't really answer any questions and instead fed Berliner's self-indulgent ego and his unwillingness to change. I felt sorry for his wife. You won't miss much by missing this. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member long but interesting Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Director Alan Berliner has a problem: He can't sleep. For much of his life, Berliner has been plagued by insomnia. It's left an indelible impact on both his career as a filmmaker and his personal relationships. In this documentary, Berliner examines his condition and his long, futile search for a good night's sleep. He talks with his family and a panoply of doctors and uses a meticulous assemblage of vintage film clips to illustrate his own disjointed mental state come bedtime.
Director
Alan Berliner
Producer
Alan Berliner
Screenwriter
Alan Berliner
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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