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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.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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 abandoned during construction. Rawang's feelings for his patient may or may not be sexual, but there's definitely something like lust in the eyes of Chyi, a waitress in a run-down old coffee shop, when they light upon the recovering Hsiao Kang. And so a triangle forms as a blanket of noxious fog settles on the city and everyone has trouble breathing. Simulateously erotic and comical, the film underpins Tsai's deadpan allegory with hints of social realism. --© Strand Releasing [More]

Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Siong-Chyi, Norman Bin Atun, Pearlly Chua

Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Siong-Chyi, Norman Bin Atun, Pearlly Chua

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Screenwriter: Tsai Ming-Liang
Producer: Bruno Pesery, Vincent Wang
Studio: Strand Releasing

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A gorgeous film that won't disappoint.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/08/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie 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.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
01/08/08
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

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.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
11/29/07
Michele Kenner
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Music interlaces the action, which proceeds mostly without words, expression or, regrettably, interest.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
11/16/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Working from a sombre palette and with little to no dialogue, Tsai crafts a dazed fantasy about companionship and its power to revivify.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
11/16/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

Spare an evening, if you feel adventurous.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
11/15/07
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/15/07
Sam Jordison
Sam Jordison
Channel 4 Film

While not as erotic as other films by this director, there’s a languid sensuality to the story.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
11/15/07
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

This mostly wordless saga is striking but slight.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/14/07
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

Tsai’s long, static, near-wordless takes may try the patience of some, but fans will be enchanted by his new-found warmth.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
11/14/07
Philip Kemp
Philip Kemp
Total Film

from the most prosaic of foundations, Tsai has erected a somnolent reverie on alienation, desire and restlessness.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
11/14/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

An enigmatic fable of longing and loneliness in present-day Kuala Lumpur.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
11/06/07
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
BBC

The hormones here don't rage so much as unfurl over two exquisite hours.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
09/14/07
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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08/30/07
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Boxoffice Magazine

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.

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08/26/07
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

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...

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
07/26/07
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
07/20/07
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

For Tsai’s fans, Sleep offers many pleasures, including a heightened attention to nocturnal beauty and a gorgeous, uncharacteristic surrealism.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
07/12/07
Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
Time Out

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.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
06/12/07
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is a title to keep in mind while absorbing this allusive, humid mood piece.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
06/08/07
Bill Stamets
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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