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A Scanner Darkly

April 3 at 7pm

At Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

"scathing, frequently funny fable"
"cosmic love letter to coffee" (Sarah Hotchkiss)
Introduced by Erik Davis, PKD scholar

Richard Linklater's rotoscoped adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel is a paranoid neo-noir about addiction and identity, with Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. delivering performances that feel genuinely unhinged. The hand-painted animation gives everything a woozy, slipping-reality edge that sticks with you long after the credits roll.

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  • Rotoscoped animation style
  • Philip K. Dick adaptation
  • Neo-noir sci-fi thriller
  • Expert film introduction
  • Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
  • Downtown Berkeley
  • Berkeley

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