I first learned of Alan Berliner many years ago when I saw a short film about his father. I was recently making a list of movie to see ranked by director, and I remembered Berliner, so i included him. I decided to watch his 2006 documentary "Wide Awake". The documentary is basically eighty minutes of Berliner talking about his insomnia, using assorted clips from movies and TV shows to make the point.
I guess that if the goal was to draw attention to the issue of insomnia, then it worked. Otherwise, it was too weird to follow. Maybe Berliner was being deliberately ironic: he might've been trying to put the audience to sleep!
In the end, if you're into arthouse stuff, then this might appeal to you. Otherwise it'll have you yawning.
I guess that if the goal was to draw attention to the issue of insomnia, then it worked. Otherwise, it was too weird to follow. Maybe Berliner was being deliberately ironic: he might've been trying to put the audience to sleep!
In the end, if you're into arthouse stuff, then this might appeal to you. Otherwise it'll have you yawning.