I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (2007)
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Siong-Chyi, Norman Bin Atun, Pearlly Chua
DVD Info
Release:
Nov 6, 2007
DVD Features:
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital - Bengari, Chinese, Mandarin, Malay
- Subtitles - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailer - Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews
Tsai's style is essentially written in stone at this point, and [this] hardly challenges it. [He] is as visually adept here as ever, right up to the film's peaceful final shot.
A subtle, slow-moving presentation of hope and responsibility that will test your patience if you are not a fan of elliptical, dreamlike narratives like those in Tsai's films.
Music interlaces the action, which proceeds mostly without words, expression or, regrettably, interest.
Working from a sombre palette and with little to no dialogue, Tsai crafts a dazed fantasy about companionship and its power to revivify.
Directors who come up with films with "sleep" in the title shouldn't be this dull if they don't want glib comments made about them. Yes, I Don't Want To Sleep Alone is a snooze-fest.
While not as erotic as other films by this director, there’s a languid sensuality to the story.
Tsai’s long, static, near-wordless takes may try the patience of some, but fans will be enchanted by his new-found warmth.
from the most prosaic of foundations, Tsai has erected a somnolent reverie on alienation, desire and restlessness.
An enigmatic fable of longing and loneliness in present-day Kuala Lumpur.
The hormones here don't rage so much as unfurl over two exquisite hours.
If it is sometimes confusing sifting through the characters drifting throughthe Malaysian nights, I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is nonetheless successfulin creating a mood that lingers.
It's a return to the dreamy style of Tsai's studies in urban alienation and social disconnection, in which feelings often are suppressed and words are rarely spoken...
Tsai’s drama is something like a mixture of Robert Bresson and R.W. Fassbinder, as God’s bedraggled souls struggle with the desires of the damned, and nobody wants to go into that good night alone.
For Tsai’s fans, Sleep offers many pleasures, including a heightened attention to nocturnal beauty and a gorgeous, uncharacteristic surrealism.
It takes some careful attention and a not insignificant amount of patience, but if you can modify your expectations accordingly, Sleep is a highly rewarding experience.
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is a title to keep in mind while absorbing this allusive, humid mood piece.


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