A gorgeous film that won't disappoint.
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02/08/08
I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 34
Fresh: 30
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus: With little dialogue, Tsai Ming-liang takes the viewer through a powerful journey of loneliness and longing.
Theatrical Release:May 9, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Homeless on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Hsiao Kang is robbed, beaten and left for dead; he is found and nursed by Rawang, an immigrant worker, who lives in the shell of a modernist building... [More]
Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Siong-Chyi, Norman Bin Atun, Pearlly Chua
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
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Reviews for I Don't Want To Sleep Alone
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.
01/08/08
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.
11/29/07
Music interlaces the action, which proceeds mostly without words, expression or, regrettably, interest.
11/16/07
Working from a sombre palette and with little to no dialogue, Tsai crafts a dazed fantasy about companionship and its power to revivify.
11/16/07
Spare an evening, if you feel adventurous.
11/15/07
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.
11/15/07
While not as erotic as other films by this director, there’s a languid sensuality to the story.
11/15/07
This mostly wordless saga is striking but slight.
11/14/07
Tsai’s long, static, near-wordless takes may try the patience of some, but fans will be enchanted by his new-found warmth.
11/14/07
from the most prosaic of foundations, Tsai has erected a somnolent reverie on alienation, desire and restlessness.
11/14/07
An enigmatic fable of longing and loneliness in present-day Kuala Lumpur.
11/06/07
The hormones here don't rage so much as unfurl over two exquisite hours.
09/14/07
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08/30/07
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.
08/26/07
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...
07/26/07
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.
07/20/07
For Tsai’s fans, Sleep offers many pleasures, including a heightened attention to nocturnal beauty and a gorgeous, uncharacteristic surrealism.
07/12/07
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.
06/12/07
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is a title to keep in mind while absorbing this allusive, humid mood piece.
06/08/07
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